Energy Efficient Green Building at New Delhi by ONGC Ltd

Audit Analysis

This CDM energy-efficiency building project (CDM-6519) has VVB-confirmed additionality via a combined test, but is undermined by a 10× discrepancy in claimed emissions reductions between the PDD and validation report, 17 material findings requiring corrective action, a project-specific baseline, and a complete absence of monitoring or verified-credit data. The low extraction confidence and thin leakage justification further erode confidence in the project's data integrity.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠10× discrepancy in total ERR: the validation report states 59,440 tCO₂e while the PDD states 5,944 tCO₂e — both dated 2014-01-09; the magnitude of this gap is unexplained and raises serious data-reliability concerns
• ⚠17 material findings and 13 corrective actions identified during validation, including missing EIA clearance, absent stakeholder consultation records, unaccounted diesel-engine emissions, and an additionality analysis that required revision to meet EB guidelines
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, no verified ERR, and no usage-monitoring method found in any available document — the project's actual performance is entirely unverified
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantitative assessment, despite the project involving mixed energy sources in a building context where displaced-use leakage is plausible
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated 'low', indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, compounding the already thin evidentiary base

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.