Budhil Hydro Electric Project, India (BHEP)

Audit Analysis

The Budhil Hydro Electric Project is a CDM-registered small hydro facility in India whose additionality was confirmed by SGS United Kingdom via a combined test, and whose leakage treatment (0%, deemed negligible) is broadly reasonable for a grid-displacement project. However, a contradiction in the baseline classification (project-specific vs. jurisdictional) between the 2024 monitoring report and the 2007 appendix, combined with the absence of a verified ERR figure and several missing MRV data points, limits confidence in the project's quantified claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is classified as 'project' in the 2024 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2007 appendix — the more recent document is privileged, but the inconsistency raises questions about baseline robustness.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available in the extracted record; only the lifetime claimed total of 1,138,289 tCO2 is stated, making over- or under-delivery unverifiable.
• ⚠Leakage justification shifted from 'quantified' (2007 appendix) to 'deemed negligible' (2024 monitoring report) with a 0% deduction; while plausible for hydro, the change in treatment is unexplained.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.