Badamsha Wind Farm in Kazakhstan

Audit Analysis

The Badamsha Wind Farm is a straightforward renewable-energy project under VCS ACM0002 with VVB-verified additionality, no material findings, and no reversal events. However, six contradictions across the project documents — particularly on baseline method and leakage treatment — and the absence of CORSIA/CCP status create meaningful uncertainty about data reliability and dual-channel risk. The project is fundamentally sound but its documentation record is inconsistent enough to warrant caution.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the 2021 verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2024 monitoring report — a direct contradiction that undermines confidence in the baseline characterization.
• ⚠Leakage justification is stated as 'quantified' in the 2021 verification report but 'not addressed' in the 2024 verification report, despite a 0% deduction in both cases.
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are both not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed.
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.8703 tCO₂/MWh is drawn from 2016 data, which is nearly a decade old at the time of the 2024 verification.

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