AES/Embrasca SANTOS Wind Power Project
#341of 1935 in Renewable energy#5of 154 in Intl. Carbon Registry (ICR)#252of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Santos Wind Power Complex is a VVB-verified ICR project with a jurisdictional baseline and confirmed additionality, but it delivered only about 53% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitoring period, and the leakage justification is inconsistent between the monitoring and verification reports. All five material findings from the verification were corrected, and the documentation set is reasonably complete with high extraction confidence.
Red Flags
- Verified ERR of 123,504 tCO₂e is only ~53% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation (~231,500 tCO₂e) for the 22-month monitoring period, indicating significant under-delivery relative to the lifetime estimate
- Leakage justification is contradictory: the verification report (Aug 2022) states leakage was 'quantified' while the monitoring report (Jun 2022) records it as 'not addressed', creating ambiguity about whether a 0% deduction is properly justified
- Five material findings were raised during verification (including a missing environmental assessment for transmission lines and incorrect IRR values in the investment analysis), all corrected but indicating initial documentation gaps
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,673 | 0 | 11,673 | |
| 2015 | 65,997 | 0 | 65,997 | |
| 2016 | 69,141 | 0 | 69,141 | |
| 2017 | 60,299 | 0 | 60,299 | |
| 2018 | 59,850 | 0 | 59,850 | |
| 2019 | 56,511 | 0 | 56,511 | |
| 2020 | 49,801 | 0 | 49,801 | |
| 2021 | 64,065 | 0 | 64,065 | |
| 2022 | 42,540 | 0 | 42,540 | |
| 2023 | 41,692 | 0 | 41,692 | |
| 2024 | 43,608 | 0 | 43,608 | |
| Total | 565,177 | 0 | 565,177 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
Wind project, no reversals reported
0% deduction, justification inconsistent across docs
Jurisdictional, reassessment date not stated
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism present
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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