Biogas Support Program - Nepal (BSP-Nepal) Activity-1
#25of 111 in Biogas#5of 14 in Nepal#60of 213 in CDM (UNFCCC)
Audit Analysis
A CDM biogas methane-avoidance project in Nepal with a standard investment-test additionality assessment and a 5% quantified leakage deduction. The project shows reasonable conservatism in using a verified usage rate (85.79%) well below the assumed 100%, but documentation gaps around permanence, FPIC, and verified ERR figures limit confidence. Several procedural material findings were identified and corrected, indicating initial documentation weaknesses that were subsequently addressed.
Red Flags
- Total verified ERR figure not found in any available document, preventing independent cross-check of claimed credits
- No buffer pool or permanence mechanism documented despite the 7-year crediting period
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) not documented in any available record
- Six material findings in the verification report, all procedural but indicating initial PDD and monitoring documentation did not align with the latest methodology version
- Contradiction in total ERR claimed (31,291 vs 45,581) across two monitoring reports requires clarification of which figure applies to which period
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60,404 | 0 | 60,404 | |
| 2013 | 189,698 | 0 | 189,698 | |
| 2014 | 25,939 | 0 | 25,939 | |
| 2015 | 25,516 | 0 | 25,516 | |
| 2016 | 26,105 | 0 | 26,105 | |
| 2017 | 24,098 | 0 | 24,098 | |
| 2018 | 25,516 | 0 | 25,516 | |
| 2019 | 21,378 | 0 | 21,378 | |
| 2020 | 33,006 | 0 | 33,006 | |
| 2021 | 45,580 | 0 | 45,580 | |
| Total | 477,240 | 0 | 477,240 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test present; VVB verification not explicitly con
No buffer pool documented; methane avoidance has lower rever
5% quantified deduction applied
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2019; not jurisdiction
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not do
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated; dual-channel risk not e
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