Grid-connected electricity generation from 21 MW wind energy by GACL in Gujarat

Audit Analysis

A standard 21 MW grid-connected wind project in Gujarat validated under CDM with a well-supported investment-test additionality assessment and an appropriate grid-based baseline. The project carries no inherent permanence risk and a defensible zero-leakage claim, but the absence of any monitoring-period data or verified emission reductions limits confidence in actual delivery. Documentation is adequate at the validation stage but thin on operational evidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No monitoring-period data or verified emission reductions are available in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm actual delivery against the 390,320 tCO2e lifetime claim.
• ⚠The baseline method is classified as 'project' in the validation report but 'jurisdictional' in the PDD — a classification inconsistency that, while likely immaterial for a grid-connected wind project, signals imprecise documentation.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.9225 tCO2/MWh is from 2009 and has not been updated; for a CDM project this is standard practice, but it means the baseline reflects a single-year snapshot rather than a rolling average.

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