*Energeticos Jaremar - Biogas recovery from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) ponds, and heat & electricity generation, Honduras

Audit Analysis

A CDM biogas cogeneration project in Honduras with VVB-confirmed additionality (barrier test) and a reputable verifier (TÜV NORD CERT), but undermined by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' and seven corrective action requests plus one finding of non-conformity raised during verification. Multiple data-quality issues and gaps in the extracted record (no verified ERR figure, no FNRB, no LCA) limit confidence in the claimed credits.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven corrective action requests (CAR A2, A3, B2, D2, D3, D5, D6) and one finding of non-conformity (FAR 1) were raised in the verification report, indicating significant data-quality and compliance issues during the monitoring period.
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification; no quantitative analysis or sensitivity test is documented for a project where displaced biogas could be flared or captured by a third party.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 646 gCO2/kWh is anchored to 2006 data; no updated or reassessed baseline emission factor is found in the extracted record.
• ⚠The monitoring plan revision was still ongoing at the time of the 2014 verification report, as requested by the UNFCCC Executive Board during the first project verification.

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