Biomass Based Cogeneration Units at Uttar Pradesh

Audit Analysis

This CDM biomass cogeneration project in Uttar Pradesh, India, received VVB-confirmed additionality via a barrier test, but the validation report identified 13 material findings including a barriers analysis that lacked project-specific documentary evidence. The project-specific baseline, contradictory leakage treatment between the PDD and validation report, and numerous monitoring gaps (missing FNRB, usage monitoring method, and verified ERR figure) significantly undermine confidence in the credit quality. The project did over-deliver relative to its pro-rata ex-ante expectation, which is a positive signal for claim conservatism.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠13 material findings / corrective actions required at validation, including the barriers analysis lacking project-specific documentary evidence (CAR 4), undermining the additionality claim
• ⚠Leakage treatment contradicts between documents: the validation report deems it negligible while the PDD does not address it at all
• ⚠No verified ERR figure, FNRB value, or usage monitoring method found in the extracted record, leaving the MRV chain incomplete
• ⚠No FPIC, grievance mechanism, or feedstock sustainability assessment documented despite safeguards being mentioned
• ⚠One of the nine source documents is classified as 'unknown' type, reducing traceability

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.