Convergence Energy Services Ltd. (CESL) EV Charging Infrastructure Project

Audit Analysis

A VCS-registered EV charging infrastructure project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable avoidance-based design, but hampered by a project-specific baseline, absence of a stated buffer pool, no FPIC, and five material contradictions between the PDD and the validation report. No monitoring data or verified ERR is available, and the low extraction confidence further limits assurance. The project is not CORSIA-eligible, which reduces dual-channel risk, but the usage-rate discrepancy (0.10 vs 0.06) and weak leakage justification introduce meaningful over-crediting uncertainty.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Usage rate assumed at 0.10 in the validation report versus 0.06 in the PDD — a 67% discrepancy that directly inflates claimed credits if the lower figure is correct
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified despite the project being registered under VCS
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted (validation report), yet the project operates in a public area (NDMC Barat Ghar, New Delhi) where community engagement is expected
• ⚠Five contradictions between the PDD and the validation report, including crediting period dates, leakage treatment, and benefit-sharing description, indicating inconsistent project documentation
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified ERR found in the extracted record; the project has been registered since 2019/2020 with no evidence of periodic verification

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.