ERH – Biogas recovery, heat and electricity generation from effluents ponds in Honduras

Audit Analysis

A CDM biogas project in Honduras with VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable grid emission factor, but significant gaps in monitoring data, a project-specific baseline, and a 0% leakage deduction whose justification is contradicted by an appendix. The absence of verified emission reduction figures and detailed safeguards documentation limits confidence in the project's environmental integrity.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification described as 'deemed negligible' in the validation report, yet the appendix characterises it as 'quantified' — an unresolved contradiction that undermines confidence in the leakage treatment
• ⚠No verified emission reduction figures or monitoring period data found in any available document, making it impossible to confirm whether the 240,881 tCO2e lifetime claim was actually delivered
• ⚠Two material findings at validation (calibration frequency of measuring equipment and operation of existing biomass generators) with no documented corrective actions or follow-up verification
• ⚠Baseline is project-specific and described as 'mixed' measured and modelled, with no baseline reassessment data available

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.