Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Through Super Critical Technology - Coastal Andhra Power Ltd

Audit Analysis

A CDM energy-efficiency project (super-critical power technology) with VVB-confirmed additionality, but the validation report recorded 20 material findings—many concerning the robustness of the additionality and baseline analysis—before corrective actions were taken. The project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' and the absence of any monitoring or verification data in the extracted record limit confidence in the claimed 12.3 MtCO₂e lifetime reductions.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠20 material findings at validation, including incomplete justification of applicability criteria, misleading baseline-alternative conclusions, and errors in the investment-comparison worksheet, all of which had to be corrected before approval
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified solely as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis, which is weak for a power-generation project where displaced generation could shift to other sources
• ⚠No monitoring report, verification report, or verified ERR figure found in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm whether the project is actually delivering its claimed reductions
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.