75MW wind power project in Maharashtra by Essel Mining Industries Limited

Audit Analysis

A 75 MW CDM wind project in Maharashtra with VVB-confirmed additionality and low inherent permanence risk, but undermined by seven material findings in the PDD, unresolved contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports on baseline method and leakage treatment, and the absence of a verified ERR figure. The project's data quality issues and document inconsistencies materially reduce confidence in the claimed emission reductions.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven material findings in the validation report, including incorrect turbine specifications, wrong margin calculation, and generation data that did not match MSEDCL records — all corrected but indicating a weak initial PDD
• ⚠Contradiction between the validation report (2007) and monitoring report (2020) on baseline method: 'jurisdictional' vs 'project-specific'
• ⚠Contradiction on leakage treatment: validation report states 'deemed negligible' while the monitoring report states 'quantified', yet the deduction is 0% in both cases
• ⚠No verified ERR figure found in any available document; only claimed totals are reported
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.94 tCO2/MWh is drawn from 2005 data, over a decade before the crediting period began

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