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Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu

Standard
VCS
Methodology
ACM0002 (CDM)
Registry
VCS-911 ↗ · Registered
Country
India
Credit type
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu (VCS-911) 3.8 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 44 of the 54 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

Document-based rating

3.8/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: high

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. Additionality and quantification start from a public grade; permanence starts at 5.0, the neutral point, where none applies, and claim safety always does.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Quantification: the ICVCM's decision on this methodology
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project applies

Rules that raised the number: 1

Rules that lowered the number: 1

Each rule, with the fact and the source it rests on, is in the Premium analysis.

Not counted in the number

  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026 · 44/54 registry documents read

Analysis

Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (wind, 30 wind turbines of Vestas make having capacity of 1.65 MW each, combined capacity of the project is 49.5 MW) under ACM0002 version 13.0.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 1,174,290 credits issued (vintages 2010–2023). The documents name URS Verification Private Limited (URS) as validation body and URS Verification Private Limited (URS) (2010-06-25 – 2012-05-10, 2012-05-11 – 2012-10-03), BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION HOLDING SAS (2012-10-04 – 2016-06-09), LGAI Technological Center, S.A. (Applus+) (2016-06-10 – 2017-10-09, 2020-06-25 – 2021-09-30), Earthood Services Private Limited (2017-10-10 – 2018-09-09, 2018-09-10 – 2020-06-24, 2021-10-01 – 2022-12-31), EcoLance Private Limited (2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31, 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31) as verification bodies. The latest verification report (01-Jan-2024 – 31-Dec-2024) verifies 70,521 tCO2e.

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2010
60,03060,0300
2011
94,07894,0780
2012
138,762138,7620
2013
84,90984,9090
2014
82,32682,3260
2015
58,26158,2610
2016
98,52998,5290
2017
91,97891,9780
2018
79,05578,497558
2019
79,99379,9930
2020
77,52977,5290
2021
79,97178,1391,832
2022
73,02040,17432,846
2023
75,8491,21874,631
Total1,174,2901,064,423109,867

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+10)

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CarbonMeld (2026). Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu (VCS-911): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/grid-connected-wind-energy-project-in-tamil-nadu/.

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