Rated
Bujagali Hydropower Project
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- ACM0002 (CDM)
- Registry
- VCS-1505 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- Uganda
- Credit type
- avoidance
- Developer
- Bujagali Energy Limited
CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Bujagali Hydropower Project (VCS-1505) 2.9 out of 10 (Very low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 11 Oct 2026. The analysis read 7 of the 8 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
Assessment
Evidence
Eligibility & market
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Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002
The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.
Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026
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Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: project sector
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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 · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
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.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 635,939 | 627,270 | 8,669 | |
| Total | 635,939 | 627,270 | 8,669 |
Methodology versions used
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2011–2013ACM0002 v12.0since replaced by v22.0
monitoring report + verification report
official page · verified on
- ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
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Retired by
- Bad Honnef AG5,050 t
- Bad Honnef AG - Kreissparkasse Köln3,990 t
- Klimaneutralstellung Erdgasbezug der CTDI GmbH2,160 t
- natureOffice customers1,346 t
- CERTANIA Holding GmbH729 t
- Nürnberger Lebensversicherung AG56 t
- NÜRNBERGER AutoMobil Versicherungsdienst GmbH37 t
- natureOffice GmbH29 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.
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CarbonMeld (2026). Bujagali Hydropower Project (VCS-1505): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 11 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/bujagali-hydropower-project-vcs-1505/.
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