Bundled Charmadi Mini Hydel and Aniyur Hole Small Hydro Project at Karnataka, India.

Audit Analysis

A small-scale grid-connected hydro project in Karnataka using a standardised AMS methodology with a jurisdictional baseline and investment-test additionality. The fundamental design is sound for a hydro generation project, but the validation report flagged eight material findings related to ER calculation errors, incorrect monitoring references, and documentation inconsistencies, and the overall extraction confidence is low with no monitoring report available.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Eight material findings in the validation report include incorrect years in the ER calculation sheet (CAR-03) and a formula that included empty cells (CAR-05), raising concerns about the accuracy of the claimed emission reductions.
• ⚠The PDD states a total of 183,666 ERs while the validation report states 26,238 ERs; although the ratio (≈7×) matches the 7-year crediting period, the inconsistent presentation across documents creates ambiguity about whether the figures are annual or lifetime.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low and one of the four evidence documents is typed as 'unknown', limiting the ability to fully verify project claims.
• ⚠No monitoring report was found in the available documents, so actual performance against the claimed ERs cannot be assessed.

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