Arakalagudu Biodigester Project II

Audit Analysis

The Arakalagudu Biodigester Project II is a small-scale Gold Standard biogas project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a 10% leakage deduction, but it is undermined by the absence of a buffer pool, multiple material findings showing units going non-functional, and six cross-document contradictions that erode confidence in the reported figures. The lack of a verified ERR figure and the project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment date further weaken the integrity and transparency profile.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven biodigester units were non-functional and two beneficiaries stopped using biogas entirely, as reported in the 2020 monitoring report, raising doubt about whether the claimed 6,384 tCO₂e reductions were actually achieved
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving no quantified safeguard against reversal for a project whose feedstock (cattle) is subject to household-level decisions
• ⚠Six contradictions across documents—including leakage deduction (0% in PDD vs 10% in monitoring report), FNRB method (local field vs national default), and crediting period start date—indicate inconsistent record-keeping
• ⚠Total verified ERR is not stated in any available document, making it impossible to independently confirm the claimed 6,384 tCO₂e figure

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