3.0 MW Wind energy project in Karnataka

Audit Analysis

A 3.0 MW wind project in Karnataka registered under CDM with a jurisdictional grid baseline and VVB-confirmed investment additionality. The project is technically straightforward with low inherent risk, but five corrective actions were raised during validation and several key monitoring data points (verified ERR, FNRB method, usage monitoring) are absent from the extracted record. Overall a moderate-quality credit with standard CDM-era documentation gaps.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Five corrective actions were required during validation (missing HCA, incomplete baseline description, missing CDM consideration evidence, flawed investment analysis assumptions, opaque monitoring plan), indicating the initial submission had material gaps that were only later remediated.
• ⚠The verified ERR figure is not stated in the extracted record; only the cumulative claimed total of 51,186 tCO2e is available, preventing independent cross-check of the monitoring calculation.
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.929 tCO2/MWh is fixed to the 2007 value and has not been updated, which is standard CDM practice but means the credit value does not reflect India's evolving (and increasingly renewable) grid mix.

Credit Vintages