Chanju I Hydro Electric Project

Audit Analysis

The Chanju I Hydro Electric Project is a small-scale avoidance project in India with verified additionality and a reasonable grid emission factor, but it is undermined by a 0% leakage deduction with no documented justification, an unresolved contradiction in reported emission reduction figures, and multiple data-quality findings raised by the VVB. CORSIA eligibility introduces dual-channel risk, and the absence of a stated buffer pool or permanence mechanism leaves residual risk unaddressed.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the verification report (Oct 2025), while the monitoring report (Sep 2025) claims it was 'deemed negligible' — no quantitative or qualitative basis is documented in either source.
• ⚠Contradiction in total emission reductions: one monitoring report (Jan 2026) records 65,759 tCO2e while the verification report's material findings cite 352,786 tCO2e achieved vs 373,299 tCO2e estimated; the basis for the discrepancy is unexplained.
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility is confirmed while CCP status is not stated, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk.
• ⚠Crediting period end date is missing (recorded as null) in the verification report dated 10 Oct 2025, while an earlier verification report (25 Sep 2025) lists 2022-07-26 to 2027-07-25.

Credit Vintages