Fuel switch from fossil fuel to renewable biomass for thermal energy applications in Rajasthan

Audit Analysis

A CDM biomass fuel-switch project in Rajasthan with VVB-confirmed additionality, but the additionality case had to be restructured from an investment to a technological barrier during validation, and 15 material findings were raised. A significant discrepancy exists between two monitoring reports on total emission reductions (15,040 vs. 29,998 tCO₂e), and key parameters such as the verified ERR, FNRB, and buffer pool are not stated in the available record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Two monitoring reports give materially different total ERR figures: 15,040 tCO₂e (Feb 2012 report) vs. 29,998 tCO₂e (Feb 2011 report) — a near 2× discrepancy that is unexplained in the extracted record.
• ⚠The additionality justification was restructured from an investment barrier to a technological barrier during validation (CAR11–CAR13), indicating the original case was weak and required significant revision.
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% and 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis or detailed justification in the available documents.
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage, reversal-event history, or baseline reassessment date is stated in any available document.

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