4.2 MW Wind Power Project by National Enterprises at Tamil Nadu, India

Audit Analysis

A 4.2 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu with VVB-confirmed additionality and inherently low permanence risk, but undermined by a significant gap between ex-ante and verified emissions reductions (~56% delivery), a baseline method contradiction across verification reports, and the absence of documented safeguards, FPIC, or a grievance mechanism. Multiple material findings related to meter calibration and missing documentation further erode confidence in the MRV chain.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified ERR (30,981 t) is only ~56% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the 6-year monitoring period, raising questions about the accuracy of the original capacity-factor assumptions
• ⚠Baseline method is contradictory: the 2024 verification report states 'project' while the 2021 verification report states 'jurisdictional' — the applicable baseline approach is unclear
• ⚠No FPIC, no grievance mechanism, and no safeguards documentation in the most recent (2024) verification report, despite the project operating in a community context
• ⚠Meter calibration certificates were missing for the entire 2012–2018 monitoring period; a correction factor was applied retroactively, introducing uncertainty into the energy measurement
• ⚠Multiple corrective actions remain open, including missing commissioning certificates, O&M agreements, and State Pollution Control Board consents

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