5 MW Solar PV Power Plant CDM Project by OPG Energy Private Ltd., - Baap, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Audit Analysis

A 5 MW solar PV CDM project in Rajasthan, India, with VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable zero-leakage treatment for grid-displacement. However, a contradiction between the validation report (project-specific baseline) and the monitoring report (jurisdictional baseline), combined with a grid emission factor dated to 2013 and several missing operational data points (verified ERR, FNRB, usage monitoring), limits confidence in the credit quantity. All six validation-stage corrective actions were resolved, and no reversal events were reported.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is stated as 'project-specific' in the 2015 validation report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2021 monitoring report — the grid emission factor (0.958, year 2013) may not reflect the actual project-specific grid, creating over-crediting risk.
• ⚠Verified ERR figure is not stated in the extracted record; only the claimed total of 40,813 tCO2e (monitoring report, 2021) is available, preventing independent cross-check of the credit quantity.
• ⚠Grid emission factor is anchored to 2013 data; no evidence of periodic EF updates or sensitivity analysis across the 2016–2020 monitoring period.

Credit Vintages