Household biogas plants in rural parts of North East India

Audit Analysis

A household biogas project in rural North-East India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by 16 corrective actions, multiple contradictions in ERR figures and crediting period dates, and a project-specific baseline. The project over-delivers relative to its pro-rata expectation, suggesting a conservative baseline, yet the volume of documentation errors and unresolved data inconsistencies limit confidence in the reported figures.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠16 corrective actions required across the verification report, including errors in emission reduction calculations, missing precision values, and inconsistent monitoring data between the MR and ER worksheet
• ⚠Crediting period end date is missing (null) in the 2024 verification report, while the 2025 monitoring report states 2028-11-19 — the applicable period is ambiguous
• ⚠FNRB method contradicts between documents: local field measurement (verification report, 2023) vs national default (PDD, 2024), with no clear resolution
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted despite the project serving rural indigenous communities in North-East India
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are both unstated, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

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