4.2 MW Wind power project in Maharashtra, by Bharat Forge Limited

Audit Analysis

A straightforward 4.2 MW onshore wind project in Maharashtra registered under CDM with a standard grid-displacement baseline and a common-practice additionality test confirmed by DNV. No material findings, no reversal events, and no corrective actions were reported across the available documents. The main weaknesses are data gaps in verified emission reductions and several monitoring parameters, plus minor inconsistencies in how the baseline and leakage were characterised across different reporting periods.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the 2022 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2009 validation report — the VVB's validation report is privileged, but the inconsistency warrants clarification.
• ⚠Total verified emission reductions (total_err_verified) were not found in any available document, leaving the actual delivered credits unconfirmed against the 21,595 tCO₂e claimed over the full crediting period.
• ⚠Leakage justification shifts from 'quantified' in the 2012 monitoring report to 'deemed negligible' in the 2022 report, with no explanation for the change in treatment.

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