Benban Solar PV Project (Plot 3_1)
#41of 770 in Renewable energy#52of 629 in Verra (VCS)#27of 383 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Benban Solar PV Project (Plot 3_1) is a standard renewable energy avoidance project under VCS with a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline and a VVB-confirmed common-practice additionality test. The methodology is appropriate for solar PV, leakage is correctly deemed negligible, and the verified ERR matches the claimed figure exactly. However, low extraction confidence, four corrective actions on monitoring-report formatting, and several internal contradictions within the same verification report temper confidence in the documentation quality.
Red Flags
- Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete
- Four corrective actions (CAR-01 to CAR-04) required on the monitoring report, all relating to missing or incorrectly formatted sections
- Internal contradictions within the 2024 verification report on FPIC status, grievance mechanism, and safeguards mention (true vs. false for the same document and date)
- Grid emission factor dated 2017 with no stated baseline reassessment date; while not yet due under VCS rules, the absence of a documented reassessment schedule is a minor gap
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21,671 | 0 | 21,671 | |
| 2020 | 71,503 | 30,757 | 40,746 | |
| 2021 | 80,654 | 1,428 | 79,226 | |
| 2022 | 58,447 | 10,000 | 48,447 | |
| Total | 232,275 | 42,185 | 190,090 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed common-practice test
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
0% deemed negligible, appropriate for solar PV
Jurisdictional grid EF (2017), no reassessment date stated
FPIC and grievance mechanism reported but internally contrad
CORSIA not eligible; CCP status not stated
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