5 MW Biomass based Cogeneration project” at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, by M/s Deepak Spinners Limited

Audit Analysis

A 5 MW biomass cogeneration project in Himachal Pradesh, India, validated under CDM AMS I.C. v10 with a confirmed barrier-based additionality test by TÜV SÜD. However, the project record is undermined by three material contradictions between the PDD and validation report (ERR magnitude, baseline method, and leakage treatment), ten corrective actions, and a near-total absence of monitoring or post-validation data. The project's crediting period ended in 2017, and no verified emissions reductions have been documented in the available record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten-fold discrepancy in claimed ERR between the PDD (265,720 tCO₂e) and the validation report (26,572 tCO₂e) — likely a typographical error but a serious data-integrity issue
• ⚠Leakage treatment contradicts between documents: the PDD states leakage is 'deemed negligible' while the validation report records it as 'not addressed', with a 0% deduction and no quantified justification
• ⚠Baseline method is inconsistent: the PDD describes a jurisdictional baseline while the validation report characterises it as project-specific
• ⚠Ten corrective actions were required at validation, including debundling concerns (Pagara project), methodology alignment, and grid emission factor recalculation
• ⚠No monitoring reports, verified ERR, or post-validation data are present in the extracted record despite the crediting period ending in 2017

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.