Bundled wind energy power projects (2004 policy) in Rajasthan

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind energy project in Rajasthan with a solid additionality assessment (combined test verified by DNV) and no inherent permanence risk, but undermined by a baseline-method contradiction between the validation and monitoring reports, inconsistent leakage treatment across monitoring periods, and the absence of a verified ERR figure in the extracted record. The 19 material findings—mostly documentation gaps that were subsequently resolved—indicate a project that required significant remediation before registration.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is recorded as 'project' in the 2017 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2008 validation report; the two documents disagree on a fundamental design parameter.
• ⚠Leakage justification shifts from 'not addressed' in the 2010 monitoring report to 'quantified' in the 2017 report, with a 0% deduction throughout; the basis for the quantification is not documented in the extracted record.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure was found in any available document, preventing an independent check of claimed versus delivered credits.
• ⚠Nineteen material findings were raised during validation, including missing DNA approval letters, incomplete additionality evidence, and an incorrect grid emission factor source, all of which had to be remediated before registration.

Credit Vintages