Grid-connected Solar PV project in Kahone

Audit Analysis

A grid-connected solar PV project in Senegal with confirmed additionality and reasonable ERR delivery (89% of pro-rata expectation), but undermined by a very large number of material findings, a parallel CDM/GS registration raising double-counting risk, unresolved grievances, and land-expropriation concerns. Documentation quality is weak, with low extraction confidence and over 40 corrective actions across multiple verification cycles.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Parallel CDM and Gold Standard registration identified (CAR05), creating a material double-counting risk that was only addressed via a corrective action rather than a structural resolution.
• ⚠Five grievances raised during the monitoring period, four of which remained open at the time of the previous verification; one FAR raised by 'Papa DIONE' regarding grievance closure dissatisfaction.
• ⚠Land expropriation issues and a missing resettlement plan (CAR06, CAR07) indicate potential safeguarding gaps for affected communities.
• ⚠Meter MJ-2007A087-05 had a calibration gap of more than two years between initial calibration and next verification, and a second meter (Schneider ION 7650) was found non-conform in April 2025 and replaced in August 2025.
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted (explicitly recorded as false), despite the project's community-facing operations in Kahone.

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