Fossil Fuel switch over project activity at Ammonia-IV plant of GSFC Ltd, Vadodara, India.

Audit Analysis

A CDM fossil-fuel switch-over project at an ammonia plant in Vadodara, India, with a VVB-confirmed barrier additionality test and a measured project-specific baseline. The project is an avoidance-type activity with inherently low reversal risk, but the absence of a buffer pool, a verification report, and several key MRV data points (FNRB, usage monitoring method, verified ERR) limit confidence. The ERR figures in the PDD and monitoring report are consistent on a pro-rata basis (866 tCO₂e/yr × 2-year monitoring period ≈ 1,730; × 10-year crediting period = 8,660), and no corrective actions were required.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified for a 10-year crediting period.
• ⚠Total verified ERR for the monitoring period is not found in the extracted record; only the claimed lifetime figure (8,660 tCO₂e) and the monitoring-period figure (1,730 tCO₂e) are available, preventing an independent over/under-delivery check.
• ⚠FNRB method and value, usage monitoring method, and grid emission factor are all absent from the extracted data, limiting the ability to independently verify the baseline calculation.

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