Clean & Sustainable Household Biogas Program for farmers in India by Amul

Audit Analysis

A VCS-registered household biogas project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by nine material findings (including an ER sheet inconsistency), a significant discrepancy between the original and revised PDD lifetime claims (12,465 vs 6,924 tCO₂e), and the absence of a buffer pool. The project is methodologically sound in its core design (combined additionality test, national-default FNRB, FPIC) but carries moderate over-crediting and documentation-quality risks.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Nine material findings with corrective actions, including an inconsistency in the ER sheet value for emission reductions during the monitoring period (CAR 01)
• ⚠Lifetime ERR claim dropped from 12,465 tCO₂e (PDD, June 2024) to 6,924 tCO₂e (revised PDD, May 2025) — a 44% reduction that raises questions about the original baseline calibration
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unmitigated for a project where biogas plant shutdown would re-expose manure to open storage
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any extracted document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

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