Biomass based power generation plant at village Channu, Punjab

Audit Analysis

A CDM biomass power project in Punjab, India with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and jurisdictional grid baseline, but undermined by a significant ERR figure discrepancy within the same monitoring report, a 0% leakage deduction that conflicts with a corrective action on feedstock sourcing, and a grid emission factor frozen at 2009 values. The project lacks a buffer pool, feedstock sustainability assessment, and verified ERR figures, leaving material gaps in both integrity and claim safety.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR contradiction within the same monitoring report (2022-01-13): 90,888 vs 217,876 tCO₂e — a 2.4× discrepancy with no stated basis for the difference, creating serious over-crediting ambiguity
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% ('deemed negligible') while the verification team raised a corrective action specifically to verify mustard stalk sourcing from Hanumangarh and Sirsa to avoid leakage — the two positions are internally inconsistent
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.84 tCO₂/MWh is anchored to 2009 data; India's grid has become cleaner since, meaning the baseline may overstate actual reductions
• ⚠12 Corrective Action Requests and 8 Clarification Requests were raised and closed during verification, indicating substantial documentation and monitoring quality issues
• ⚠Feedstock sustainability is not assessed in any available document, leaving open the risk that biomass sourcing displaces agricultural residues or causes indirect land-use change

Credit Vintages

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