6 MW Harangi Phase-II Hydro Power Project in Karnataka, India

Audit Analysis

A straightforward 6 MW run-of-river hydro project in Karnataka, India, validated under CDM with a jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed investment-test additionality. The project over-delivered relative to its pro-rata expectation in the first monitoring period, and no reversal or leakage concerns are apparent for this avoidance-type project. Four corrective action requests during validation (all subsequently resolved) and several unreported monitoring details temper the overall assessment.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Four corrective action requests (CARs) were raised during validation, including a missing host-country approval letter, an incorrect grid emission factor in the initial PDD, and a flawed investment-barrier/IRR calculation — all resolved but indicative of initial documentation quality issues.
• ⚠The crediting-period start date differs by three months between the validation report (2010-06-01) and the monitoring report (2010-08-31), creating ambiguity about the exact project start.
• ⚠Several key monitoring parameters (functional no-regret baseline method, usage monitoring method, CORSIA eligibility) are not stated in the extracted record.

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