CDMFossil fuel switchIndiaAM0029

Grid-connected Combined Cycle Power Plant of capacity 219.067 MW using Natural Gas/ R-LNG as fuels at Gujarat, India.

CDM-1352 ↗

#6of 1329 in Industrial#49of 975 in India#52of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1of 19 in AM0029

6.7/ 10
Integrity
7.0
Transparency
6.5
Claim Safety
6.5
Documentation
6.5

Scored2026-08-30medium confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2012-12-31

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Audit Analysis

A well-structured CDM fossil-fuel-switch project (219 MW gas combined-cycle plant in Gujarat, India) with a jurisdictional grid baseline, VVB-confirmed additionality, and a detailed quantified leakage calculation. The main concerns are a 36% gap between the PDD grid emission factor (0.63) and the monitoring-period value (0.8587), several transparency fields left unstated (fnrb method, usage monitoring, CORSIA/CCP status), and medium extraction confidence across 12 source documents. Overall a credible but mid-tier credit with no critical red flags.

Red Flags

  • Grid emission factor used in the 2014 monitoring report (0.8587 tCO2e/kWh) is 36% higher than the PDD value (0.63), inflating the baseline and therefore the credit volume relative to the ex-ante estimate.
  • Verified ERR (218,443 tCO2e) exceeds the project proponent's claimed ERR (214,495 tCO2e) by ~1.8% in the same 2014 monitoring report, an unusual inversion that warrants scrutiny of the VVB's calculation basis.
  • CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving the double-claiming risk unassessed.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2008
21,965021,965
2010
49,504049,504
2012
254,3360254,336
2014
925,2680925,268
Total1,251,07301,251,073

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

Avoidance project, no reversal risk

Leakage

Quantified 145,341 tCO2e deduction

Baseline

Jurisdictional grid EF (2012)

Safeguards

Mentioned but FPIC/grievance not detailed

Double-claim

CORSIA & CCP status not stated

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