Darajat Unit III Geothermal Project

Audit Analysis

The Darajat Unit III geothermal project is a well-established avoidance-type CDM project with a valid barrier additionality test and no reversal risk, but it is undermined by three material contradictions across documents (leakage justification, baseline method, and ERR figures) and a notable absence of a verified ERR figure. The four closed CARs indicate the VVB process functioned, yet the unresolved inconsistencies between the monitoring report and the validation/PDD documents create meaningful uncertainty about the robustness of the credit claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Total ERR claimed differs by ~31% between the monitoring report (925,498 tCO₂e) and the validation report (705,394 tCO₂e); the basis for each figure is not clarified in the extracted record.
• ⚠Leakage is recorded as 0% with the justification described as 'not addressed' in the monitoring report but 'deemed negligible' in the validation report — the two documents are inconsistent on a fundamental MRV element.
• ⚠Baseline method is recorded as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the PDD, creating ambiguity about which baseline underpins the credit calculation.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is present in the extracted record; only the claimed figure is available, leaving the verification chain incomplete.

Credit Vintages