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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)IndiaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.D

3.5 MW Small Hydro Project In Himachal Pradesh

Developer: Gaur Hydro Power Pvt. ltd, Gopal Power Pro Pvt. ltd

VCS-2033 ↗

#1075of 2807 in India#863of 1609 in Verra (VCS)#729of 2003 in AMS-I.D

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.7 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

A 3.5 MW small hydro project in Himachal Pradesh with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and jurisdictional grid baseline, but the verification report flags a 34.6% under-delivery versus the ex-ante estimate due to hydrological variability and raises eight corrective actions including missing calibration certificates, technical equipment documentation, and supporting invoices. The project reports conservatively (actual equals verified at 8,652 tCO2e), yet the absence of a stated buffer pool, unaddressed reversal risk, and inconsistent leakage justification across documents leave meaningful integrity and documentation gaps.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 1 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 16 registry documents (16 analyzed).

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Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMAMS-I.D

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-25

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2018
6,33506,335
2019
11,52310,644879
2020
13,57413,5740
2021
7,7687,167601
2022
6,1166,1160
Total45,31637,5017,815

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2018–2019AMS-I.D v18.1

    monitoring report

  2. 2019–2021AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2021–2022AMS-I.Dthe documents for this period state different versions (v18.0, v18.0.1)

    monitoring report + verification report

  • AMS-I.D: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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