Hydro Power Project In Backward District Of Andhra Pradesh, India
#621of 1935 in Renewable energy#304of 975 in India#349of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#479of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A small hydro project in a backward district of Andhra Pradesh that displaces grid electricity, verified by KBS Certification Services. Additionality is solidly confirmed via a VVB-verified barrier test and the baseline uses a jurisdictional grid emission factor, but the leakage treatment is weakly justified, the buffer pool is not documented, and several key monitoring parameters are absent from the record. Multiple contradictions between the 2010 validation report and the 2021 verification/monitoring reports introduce moderate uncertainty about baseline method and safeguards status.
Red Flags
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the 2021 verification report, while the 2021 monitoring report claims it was 'deemed negligible' — the VVB's own report does not substantiate the zero deduction
- Baseline method is contradictory: the 2010 validation report describes a 'project' baseline while the 2021 monitoring report describes a 'jurisdictional' baseline — the more recent monitoring report is privileged, but the discrepancy undermines confidence in baseline robustness
- FPIC was not conducted, and the 2014 verification report recorded no grievance mechanism, creating an inconsistency with the 2021 report that confirms both
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59,191 | 59,191 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 169,155 | 169,155 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 66,496 | 66,496 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 182,458 | 182,458 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 126,338 | 126,338 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 239,316 | 239,316 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 683,638 | 683,638 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,526,592 | 1,526,592 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed barrier test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, justification not addressed
Jurisdictional, method contradiction across docs
Grievance present, FPIC not conducted
CORSIA excluded, CCP status not stated
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