Bundled Wind Power Project by Sheth Developers Private Limited

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project in India with a fundamentally sound design (jurisdictional baseline, VVB-confirmed investment additionality, negligible leakage), but undermined by a factor-of-10 discrepancy in claimed emissions reductions, a turbine-count mismatch (5 ordered vs. 4 installed), eight material findings at validation, and a complete absence of monitoring-period data. The low extraction confidence and reliance on a single 2010 validation report limit the ability to verify ongoing performance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Factor-of-10 contradiction in total claimed ERR: 235,710 tCO₂e in the validation report vs. 23,571 tCO₂e in an undated appendix
• ⚠Discrepancy between the purchase order for 5 wind turbines and the installation of only 4 in Maharashtra (CL #2 in the validation report)
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, verified ERR, or usage monitoring method found in any available document
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
• ⚠Host Country Approval (Letter of Approval) was not initially submitted by the project proponent (CAR #1)

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.