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Kadamane Mini Hydel Scheme-1 (KMHS-1)

Standard
VCS
Methodology
AMS-I.D (CDM)
Registry
VCS-557 ↗ · Registered
Country
India
Credit type
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Kadamane Mini Hydel Scheme-1 (KMHS-1) (VCS-557) 3.4 out of 10 (Very low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 12 Oct 2026. The analysis read 7 of the 12 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

Document-based rating

3.4/10

Very low rating (under 3.5)

Evidence coverage: medium

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 12 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: 2

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 12 Oct 2026 · 7/12 registry documents read

Analysis

Kadamane Mini Hydel Scheme-1 (KMHS-1) (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity under AMS I.D version 10; registry status Registered (VCS), 65,512 credits issued (vintages 2007–2017). The documents name TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt Ltd as validation / verification body. The latest monitoring report (01-October-2014 – 06-May-2017) reports 44,263 tCO2e achieved.

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 ICVCMAMS-I.D

    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: methodology

    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 VintagesExhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2007
21,24921,2490
2014
3,7613,7610
2015
19,32019,3200
2016
20,45720,4570
2017
7257250
Total65,51265,5120

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2007–2008AMS-I.D v10.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2014–2017AMS-I.D v10.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.D: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.

Documents on the registry

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CarbonMeld (2026). Kadamane Mini Hydel Scheme-1 (KMHS-1) (VCS-557): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 12 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/kadamane-mini-hydel-scheme-1-kmhs-1-vcs-557/.

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