Energy efficiency improvement in the Electric Arc Furnace

Audit Analysis

This CDM energy-efficiency project in an Indian electric arc furnace has VVB-verified additionality (barrier test by TÜV NORD CERT) and all 18 material findings were addressed with corrective actions. However, the project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, the absence of any monitoring or verified-ERR data, and a contradiction between the PDD and validation report on the additionality test type collectively limit confidence in the claimed 370,750 tCO₂e over the 2010–2020 crediting period.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Contradiction between PDD (combined test) and validation report (barrier test) on additionality methodology
• ⚠18 material findings at validation, including baseline calculations based on only 5 months of data and unsubstantiated technological/operational barriers
• ⚠0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantitative analysis for an industrial EAF project
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified ERR figures found in the extracted record; project is past its 2020 crediting period with no post-validation data
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, limiting reliability of the available evidence

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.