Eecopalsa – biogas recovery and electricity generation from Palm Oil Mill Effluent ponds, Honduras

Audit Analysis

This CDM biogas-recovery project in Honduras was validated by TÜV NORD CERT in 2013 but carries four material findings and four required corrective actions, including an incorrectly calculated grid emission factor. No monitoring or verification reports are available in the extracted record, so actual performance against the claimed 112,112 tCO₂e over the seven-year crediting period cannot be confirmed. The project-specific, modelled baseline and the absence of any leakage quantification beyond a 'negligible' label leave meaningful uncertainty around the credit quantity.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The validation report (2013) flagged that the grid emission factor was not correctly determined per the applicable CDM tool (CAR B2), directly undermining the credit-quantity calculation.
• ⚠A seven-fold discrepancy in the stated total ERR (112,112 in the validation report vs 16,320 in the PDD) is most likely an annual-vs-lifetime reporting difference, but the inconsistency was never reconciled in the available documents.
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verification reports appear in the extracted record, so there is no independent confirmation that the project actually delivered the claimed emissions reductions during the 2013–2020 crediting period.
• ⚠Four material findings (CL A1, CAR B2, CL B3, CL B4) and four corrective actions were raised at validation, indicating the project documentation had significant gaps at the time of registration.

Credit Vintages