25.70 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Udumalpet, Tamilnadu

Audit Analysis

A 25.7 MW bundled wind project in Tamil Nadu, India, registered under CDM with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline. However, the project record is marred by a ten-fold discrepancy in the claimed emissions-reduction figure between the PDD and the validation report, a contradictory leakage justification, and eleven material findings that required corrective action. The absence of verified performance data and several key monitoring parameters limits confidence in the project's actual delivery.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten-fold discrepancy in total claimed emissions reductions: the PDD (2014) states 40,756 tCO₂e while the validation report (2007) states 407,560 tCO₂e — a factor-of-ten gap that undermines data reliability
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory across documents: the 2008 monitoring report describes leakage as 'deemed negligible' while the 2013 monitoring report records it as 'not addressed', leaving the 0% deduction without a consistent, documented rationale
• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project' in the 2013 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2014 validation report, creating ambiguity about which baseline approach was actually applied
• ⚠Eleven material findings were raised during validation, including unclear additionality justification for subprojects taken at different times, inadequately described project boundaries, and an incomplete monitoring plan
• ⚠No verified emissions-reduction figure was found in any available document, making it impossible to confirm actual performance against the claimed baseline

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