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Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Standard
VCS
Methodology
ACM0002 (CDM)
Registry
VCS-1197 ↗ · Registered
Country
India
Credit type
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (VCS-1197) 3.6 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 16 Oct 2026. The analysis read 14 of the 20 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

Document-based rating

3.6/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: medium

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. 5.0 is the neutral point, where no public source says good or bad.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 16 Oct 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Quantification: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used

Rules that raised the number: 1

Rules that lowered the number: 2

Each rule, with the fact and the source it rests on, is in the Premium analysis.

Not counted in the number

  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 16 Oct 2026 · 14/20 registry documents read

Analysis

Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (wind, 19.5 MW to 58.5 MW) under ACM0002 version 13.0.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 586,701 credits issued (vintages 2011–2021). The documents name LGAI Technological Center, S.A. (Applus+ Certification) as validation / verification body. The documents estimate 74,307 tCO2e per year, 743,070 tCO2e over the 10-year crediting period. The latest verification report (01-June-2021 – 29-December-2021) verifies 37,335 tCO2e.

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 8 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 8 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
76,53476,5340
2014
62,12162,1210
2015
69,65669,6560
2016
72,67472,6740
2017
62,12158,3443,777
2018
69,89969,8990
2019
68,88868,8880
2020
46,3226,37539,947
2021
58,486058,486
Total586,701484,491102,210

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2011–2013ACM0002 v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2013–2018ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report

  3. 2018–2020ACM0002 v13.0.3since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2020–2021ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report

  5. 2021ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

  • ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.

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CarbonMeld (2026). Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (VCS-1197): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 16 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/chakala-wind-power-project-in-maharashtra-vcs-1197/.

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