7.2 MW Wind Project at Chitradurga, Karnataka

Audit Analysis

A 7.2 MW CDM wind project in Karnataka with a VVB-confirmed barrier additionality test and jurisdictional baseline, but a 27% shortfall in verified reductions versus the pro-rata expectation for the monitoring period, 15 corrective action requests (all closed), and a pending PDD revision for a transmission-loss formula error. Several key MRV parameters (FNRB, usage monitoring method, CORSIA/CCP status) are absent from the extracted record, limiting confidence in the full data chain.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified reductions of 3,484 tCO2e are 27.08% below the pro-rata expectation of 4,778 tCO2e for the Sep–Dec 2012 monitoring period, as flagged in the verification report material findings.
• ⚠A corrective action remains open: the PDD must be revised to correct a typographical error in the transmission-loss formula identified during the first periodic verification.
• ⚠15 Corrective Action Requests and 15 Clarification Requests were raised during verification, indicating notable data-quality friction, though all were closed.
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.86 tCO2/MWh is anchored to 2007 data; no updated or reassessed baseline figure is found in the extracted record.

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