Bundled 3.0 MW Wind Energy Project in Tamilnadu

Audit Analysis

A 3.0 MW bundled wind project in Tamil Nadu under CDM with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a reasonable 0% leakage deduction for a grid-displacement avoidance project. However, a contradiction in the baseline method between the validation report and monitoring report, the absence of a verified ERR figure, and 15 material findings at validation (including a metering arrangement discrepancy) moderate confidence in the project's data integrity. The monitoring report dates from 2009, making the record over 15 years old.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is stated as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report — an unresolved contradiction that affects the credibility of the emission factor basis.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available in the extracted record; only the PDD lifetime estimate (57,931 tCO₂e) and the monitoring-period claim (10,279 tCO₂e) are present.
• ⚠15 material findings were raised at validation, including a discrepancy between the registered PDD and actual site metering (common vs. individual meters), requiring a corrective action to the monitoring plan.
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed.
• ⚠The sole monitoring report is dated October 2009, leaving a gap of nearly a decade before the crediting period ended in July 2017 with no further monitoring evidence in the record.

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