6.75 MW Small Scale Grid Connected “Wind Electricity Generation Project” by Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

Audit Analysis

A 6.75 MW CDM wind project in India verified by DNV, with VVB-confirmed additionality via a combined test, but undermined by a project-specific baseline, an unaddressed leakage justification, a metering discrepancy (five meters versus four registered), and nine corrective actions raised during verification. The project is an avoidance-type wind installation with no reversal risk, yet the accumulation of material findings and documentation gaps limits confidence in the robustness of the credit claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the 2014 monitoring report, contradicting the 2007 validation report's 'deemed negligible' position
• ⚠Metering discrepancy: seven wind generators connected through five meters instead of the four specified in the registered PDD, flagged during the fourth verification
• ⚠Additionality justification under prevailing practices was initially unsupported by valid arguments (CAR 1), requiring revision to emphasise investment barriers
• ⚠Baseline emission factors were not updated with the latest CEA data at the time of validation (CL 3), and no baseline reassessment date is recorded
• ⚠Stakeholder consultation records were not available during the site visit (CL 5), and FPIC was not conducted

Credit Vintages