6.0 MW Biomass based power project of Agri Gold Projects Limited (AGPL), Prakasham District, Andhra Pradesh.

Audit Analysis

This 6 MW CDM biomass power project in Andhra Pradesh has a jurisdictional baseline and a combined additionality test, but the VVB did not confirm the additionality assessment and five material findings (including an expired methodology, incomplete project boundary, and inconsistent emission calculations) required corrective action. No verification-period emission data, buffer pool, or leakage quantification was found in the available documents, leaving significant evidence gaps on delivery and permanence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test (combined) was NOT verified by the VVB (TÜV NORD CERT), a critical gap for CDM compliance
• ⚠Five material findings at validation, including use of an expired methodology version (AMS I.D v15/16) and an emission-reduction calculation approach inconsistent with the registered PDD
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage or reversal-risk mitigation is stated in any available document
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification and no quantified analysis
• ⚠FPIC status is contradictory: the PDD claims it was conducted, but the validation report records it as not conducted

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