Bantargebang Landfill Gas Management & Power Generation

Audit Analysis

The Bantargebang Landfill Gas project (CDM-6486) is a 7-year CDM project in Indonesia that captures landfill methane for power generation. While the VVB (TÜV NORD CERT) confirmed additionality and no reversal events were reported, the additionality test was downgraded to 'first of its kind' during validation, the baseline is project-specific and modeled, and no buffer pool is documented. The extensive list of 22 material findings (all resolved) and the absence of any monitoring-period data limit confidence in the project's ongoing performance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test was initially non-compliant with the CDM additionality tool and lacked third-party evidence; it was revised to the weaker 'first of its kind' argument during validation
• ⚠No monitoring-period emission reduction data (total ERR verified) is available, making it impossible to assess actual delivery against the 4,739,901 tCO₂e lifetime claim
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set reduces reliability of the extracted facts
• ⚠22 material findings at validation indicate significant initial documentation weaknesses, even though all were resolved

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