Generation of electricity from 9.6 MW capacity wind mills by Sun-n-Sand Hotels Pvt. Ltd. at Bhambarwadi, Maharashtra

Audit Analysis

A 9.6 MW CDM wind project in Maharashtra with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a jurisdictional grid baseline. The project is technically straightforward, but a high number of corrective action requests during verification, a dated 2007 grid emission factor, and an internal contradiction in claimed emission reduction figures temper confidence in the credit volume.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠13 Corrective Action Requests and 8 Clarification Requests were raised during verification, indicating a non-trivial number of issues that had to be resolved before credit issuance.
• ⚠The monitoring report contains an internal contradiction on total claimed emissions reductions (43,335 vs 31,652 tCO2e), undermining confidence in the reported credit volume.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.9064 tCO2/MWh is drawn from 2007 data; India's grid mix has shifted since then, so the baseline may overstate the displacement benefit.
• ⚠The monitoring report is dated September 2022 but covers a monitoring period ending December 2015, a gap of nearly seven years that raises questions about timeliness of MRV reporting.

Credit Vintages