Baragran Hydro Electric Project, 3.0 MW (being expanded to 4.9 MW)
GS-1027 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5860
#1143of 1935 in Renewable energy#588of 975 in India#910of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#368of 806 in AMS-I.D
Audit Analysis
The Baragran Hydro project is a small-scale renewable hydro scheme in India with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and reasonable safeguards (FPIC, grievance mechanism). However, the project record is undermined by six cross-document contradictions, a missing verified ERR figure, an absent buffer pool, reversal risk that was never assessed, and a low extraction confidence rating that limits trust in the extracted data. The project is not CORSIA-eligible per the most recent verification report, reducing dual-channel risk, but the unresolved corrective actions and data inconsistencies warrant caution before relying on its credit claims.
Red Flags
- Six contradictions across documents, including a 3.6× discrepancy in claimed ERR (48,705 vs 172,599) and conflicting crediting periods (7-year vs 10-year), indicating significant data reliability issues
- Reversal/permanence risk was explicitly 'not addressed' in the 2025 verification report, and no buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document
- The project has not provided the double counting undertaking letter for the current monitoring period (corrective action still open)
- Verified ERR figure is entirely absent from the extracted record, making independent over-crediting assessment impossible
- Low extraction confidence across 30 documents means key data points may be misread or incomplete
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23,843 | 1,787 | 22,056 | |
| 2017 | 28,238 | 0 | 28,238 | |
| 2018 | 18,806 | 0 | 18,806 | |
| 2019 | 48,866 | 16,451 | 32,415 | |
| 2020 | 26,693 | 0 | 26,693 | |
| 2021 | 27,165 | 0 | 27,165 | |
| Total | 173,611 | 18,238 | 155,373 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
reversal not assessed
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' but previously unaddressed
Project-specific baseline, last reassessed 2018
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism present
Not CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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