30 MW wind power project at Surajbari, Gujarat in India

Audit Analysis

A 30 MW CDM wind project in Gujarat with VVB-confirmed additionality and a specific grid emission factor, but undermined by three material contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports (baseline method, leakage justification, and ERR figures). The monitoring report shows ER roughly 2.8× the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the elapsed period, which warrants scrutiny. Key verification data (verified ER, FNRB, usage monitoring) are absent from the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR in the monitoring report (67,740 tCO₂e for ~3 years) is approximately 2.8× the pro-rata ex-ante estimate from the validation report (56,932 tCO₂e over 7 years → ~24,400 expected for 3 years), raising over-crediting or calculation-error concerns
• ⚠Baseline method is stated as 'project' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report — a fundamental methodological inconsistency for a wind project where the grid EF baseline is standard
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: 'quantified' in the monitoring report versus 'deemed negligible' in the validation report, with a 0% deduction in both cases
• ⚠Total verified ER is not stated in any available document, preventing independent confirmation of actual emissions reductions

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