5MW Biomass Based Cogeneration Project At Sainsons

Audit Analysis

A 5 MW biomass cogeneration project in India displacing grid electricity, verified under VCS methodology ACM0006. Additionality is confirmed via an investment test by the VVB, and the claimed and verified emission reductions match exactly for the 15-month monitoring period. Key gaps include the absence of feedstock sustainability data, a 0% leakage deduction (reasonable for this project type but with inconsistent justification language across reports), and no buffer pool or permanence data in the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Three material findings related to delayed calibration of monitoring equipment (Dec 2017, Dec 2019, Dec 2020, Dec 2021), though conservative errors were applied
• ⚠Leakage justification is inconsistent across verification reports: 'quantified' in the 2022 report versus 'deemed negligible' in the 2021 report, both with a 0% deduction
• ⚠No feedstock sustainability or carbon content testing data found in the extracted record, which is a gap for a biomass project
• ⚠Five corrective action requests were raised during verification, indicating recurring minor compliance issues

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