9 MW Renewable Energy Grid Connected Biomass Power Project

Audit Analysis

A 9 MW grid-connected biomass power project in India under CDM with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline (0.86 tCO₂/MWh). However, the verification report lists nine material findings on monitoring-plan adequacy and additionality evidence, the 0% leakage deduction rests solely on a 'deemed negligible' assertion without quantification, and no verified ERR figures are available in the extracted record. The baseline-method contradiction between the validation and monitoring reports further undermines data reliability.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Nine material findings (CARs) in the verification report cover monitoring-plan gaps, missing PDD sections, and insufficient documentary evidence for additionality barriers, yet the corrective-actions list is empty
• ⚠Baseline method is recorded as 'jurisdictional' in the 2007 validation report but 'project' in the 2013 monitoring report — an unexplained discrepancy that affects baseline credibility
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification; no quantified assessment of feedstock diversion or displaced-use leakage is provided
• ⚠No verified ERR figures are present in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm actual delivery against the 72,400 tCO₂ lifetime claim
• ⚠FPIC, grievance mechanism, and benefit-sharing details are not stated in any available document

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