Bagepalli CDM Biogas Programme

Audit Analysis

The Bagepalli CDM Biogas Programme is a methane-avoidance project under CDM methodology AMS.I.E with a combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction. However, the evidence base is limited to the validation stage (no monitoring reports), usage monitoring relies on self-reporting, and a significant discrepancy exists between the PDD's ex-ante estimate (94,633 tCO₂e) and the validated figure (13,519 tCO₂e), raising questions about the robustness of the original baseline. The project is in its early crediting period (2020–2027) with no reversal events or outstanding corrective actions, but key permanence and safeguards details remain undocumented.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Large discrepancy in ex-ante ERR: the PDD (July 2020) states 94,633 tCO₂e while the validation report (August 2020) confirms only 13,519 tCO₂e — a roughly 7-fold difference that, although resolved in favour of the lower validated figure, indicates the original baseline was substantially overestimated before VVB review.
• ⚠No monitoring reports are present in the evidence base; the only verified ERR figure (13,519) is identical to the validated ex-ante claim, making it impossible to confirm actual delivery against expectation.
• ⚠Usage monitoring is based on self-reporting with no independent verification mechanism documented.
• ⚠Buffer pool or permanence mechanism is not stated in any available document, leaving reversal risk unaddressed for a 7-year crediting period.

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