Bundled Solar Energy Project in Madhya Pradesh by EnvironmentFirst, India

Audit Analysis

A CDM bundled solar project in Madhya Pradesh with a jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed additionality, but critically lacking any monitoring-period data to verify actual credit delivery. A seven-fold discrepancy between the PDD and validation report on total estimated emission reductions raises serious data-reliability concerns, and the absence of any verified monitoring figures means the project's real-world performance cannot be assessed.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Total estimated emission reductions differ by a factor of ~7 between the PDD (144,068 tCO₂e) and the validation report (20,581 tCO₂e), a discrepancy that undermines confidence in the project's quantification
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified emission reduction figures are available for the full 7-year crediting period (2016–2023), making it impossible to confirm actual delivery
• ⚠21 Corrective Action Requests were raised during validation, indicating significant initial documentation deficiencies (though all were subsequently closed)
• ⚠Leakage treatment is inconsistent between the PDD (described as quantified) and the validation report (deemed negligible), creating ambiguity about the actual leakage assessment

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.