Distributed Renewable Energy Program for People and Planet

Audit Analysis

A small-scale distributed renewable energy project in India under the well-established AMS-I.F. methodology, with VVB-confirmed additionality and no inherent permanence risk. However, seven material findings (four requiring corrective action), a project-specific baseline with no documented reassessment, and the absence of any monitoring report for a project running since mid-2021 significantly limit confidence in the claims. The low extraction confidence and a grid emission factor discrepancy between documents further erode assurance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven material findings reported in the validation report, including four corrective actions (missing GPS coordinates, missing ownership documents, project start date error, and a requirement to demonstrate the project was not implemented to generate GHG for subsequent reduction)
• ⚠No monitoring report found in the extracted record despite the project crediting period beginning in June 2021 and the validation report being dated December 2024
• ⚠Grid emission factor contradiction: 0.931 tCO₂/MWh (validation report, 2022) versus 2.4 from an unidentified document of unknown date
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
• ⚠Crediting period dates differ between the PDD (2021-01-01 to 2030-12-31) and the validation report (2021-06-23 to 2031-06-22)

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.