7.25 MW wind energy project of Aruppukottai Sri Jayavilas Ltd, Tamilnadu, India

Audit Analysis

A 7.25 MW CDM wind project in Tamil Nadu, India, with a standard grid-emission-factor baseline and smart-meter monitoring. The project is undermined by a critical contradiction in the VVB's additionality verification across two validation reports, a grid emission factor discrepancy (0.93 vs 0.82), and under-delivery of roughly 38% against the pro-rata expectation for the monitored period. No reversal risk exists for this avoidance-type project, and leakage treatment is appropriate.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The 2009 validation report (SGS UK) states additionality was NOT verified by the VVB, directly contradicting the 2007 validation report which confirmed it — a fundamental CDM requirement in question.
• ⚠Grid emission factor appears as both 0.93 and 0.82 across monitoring reports, a 13% discrepancy that materially affects credit quantities.
• ⚠The project delivered only ~62% of the pro-rata ERR expectation for the monitored period (14,849 vs ~23,970 tCO₂e), suggesting the PDD lifetime estimate of 93,317 tCO₂e may be optimistic.
• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project' in the 2013 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2007 validation report — an inconsistency in a core methodological parameter.
• ⚠No grievance mechanism and no FPIC process documented, despite safeguards being mentioned in the monitoring report.

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