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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)IndiaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.C

Biomass based Renewable Energy Generation at Karnal

Developer: Modern Dairies Limited

VCS-1303 ↗

#296of 875 in Biomass#1258of 2796 in India#697of 1609 in Verra (VCS)#67of 275 in AMS-I.C

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.3 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

A biomass energy generation project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a recently reassessed baseline, but weakened by a project-specific (non-jurisdictional) baseline, absence of a stated buffer pool, non-conducted FPIC, and three corrective actions. The project delivered only ~24% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored period, which is protective against over-crediting but raises questions about the original estimate's validity. Low extraction confidence and multiple cross-document contradictions reduce overall data reliability.

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentAMS-I.C

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-04

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2012
5,06805,068
2013
40,858040,858
2014
14,931014,931
Total60,857060,857

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2012–2014AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2014–2019AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  3. 2020–2022AMS-I.Cthe documents for this period state different versions (v19.0, v22.0)

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

  • AMS-I.C: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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