5.6 MW CDM Bundled Solar Power Project in the state of Maharashtra

Audit Analysis

A 5.6 MW bundled solar project in Maharashtra validated under CDM AMS-I.D v18 with a confirmed additionality test and jurisdictional baseline, but the record is undermined by a seven-fold discrepancy between the PDD's claimed emissions reductions (52,978 tCO₂e) and the VVB-validated figure (7,568 tCO₂e), three unresolved corrective action requests including a formula non-compliance finding, and a complete absence of monitoring or verification data. The project is in its early crediting period with no post-validation evidence of actual performance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven-fold discrepancy in total emissions reductions: the PDD (Oct 2022) claims 52,978 tCO₂e while the validation report (Nov 2022) supports only 7,568 tCO₂e, a ratio of approximately 7:1
• ⚠Corrective Action Request 02 states the emission reduction formula was not in line with the approved methodology (AMS-I.D v18), raising doubt about the robustness of the validated figure
• ⚠No monitoring reports, verification reports, or verified emissions reduction figures are present in the extracted record despite the crediting period beginning in November 2021
• ⚠Baseline method is contradicted across documents: the validation report states 'jurisdictional' while another source references a 'project' baseline

Credit Vintages

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