Bundled Wind Power Project by Woodside Fashions Limited & Group (EKIESL-CDM.June-16-01)

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard wind power project in India with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a straightforward grid-displacement mechanism. However, leakage treatment is entirely absent, the grid emission factor dates to 2017, and a material finding reports SDG impacts 38.72% below PDD estimates. Multiple inter-document contradictions (baseline method, crediting period, benefit sharing) reduce confidence in the record's internal consistency.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction is not quantified and the justification is recorded as 'not addressed' in the verification report — a gap even for a wind project where displaced electricity could be re-consumed elsewhere on the grid.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.9777 tCO₂/MWh is drawn from 2017 data; no updated or jurisdictional reassessment is documented, raising the risk of over- or under-estimating displacement credits.
• ⚠A material finding in the verification report states actual SDG impacts are 38.72% lower than PDD estimates due to natural phenomena and breakdowns, suggesting operational underperformance relative to the approved design.
• ⚠Five contradictions exist across the PDD, monitoring report, and verification report (baseline method, crediting period, benefit sharing, reversal events, ERR figures), indicating inconsistent record-keeping.

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