Bagasse based Co-generation Power Project at Khatauli

Audit Analysis

A CDM bagasse co-generation project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality (barrier test by SGS UK), but undermined by multiple open corrective actions, a 0% leakage deduction with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, unaddressed feedstock sustainability, and four inter-document contradictions. The project is an avoidance-type (low permanence risk), yet the verification record shows significant gaps in monitoring detail and baseline justification that weaken confidence in the claimed credits.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven open corrective actions remain, including missing transportation-emission monitoring for purchased bagasse and insufficient baseline scenario justification (Scenario H2 / heat generation not adequately addressed)
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis, despite the project purchasing bagasse from outside sites
• ⚠Feedstock sustainability and carbon content of the bagasse are not stated in any available document, leaving the waste-claim unverified
• ⚠Four contradictions between the PDD, validation report, and monitoring reports (grid EF units, baseline method label, ERR figures, crediting period dates) reduce data reliability

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