2x50 MW Orange Suvaan Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in Maharashtra, India

Audit Analysis

A 100 MW solar PV project in Maharashtra, India, verified by Applus+ under Gold Standard, with a confirmed investment-test additionality and a 2023 grid emission factor of 0.9352 tCO₂/MWh. However, a significant discrepancy in the claimed emission reduction figure (769,788 vs 926,545 tCO₂, both from the same appendix), six unresolved corrective actions including missing calibration data and an incorrect ER value on the monitoring report front page, and a 0% leakage deduction with no justification in the latest verification report collectively undermine confidence in the project's data integrity and claim accuracy.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR contradiction: two different values (769,788 and 926,545 tCO₂) appear in the same appendix dated 2024-06-03, and the verification report itself flags the front-page ER value as incorrect
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with no justification in the 2024 verification report (the 2019 report stated 'deemed negligible', but the more recent document does not address leakage at all)
• ⚠Six corrective actions remain, including missing calibration details, missing JMR/invoices for the full monitoring period, and a missing grievance register
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
• ⚠Benefit-sharing described in the 2021 verification report but not described in the 2024 validation report

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