KSAIL Bagasse Power Project

Audit Analysis

The KSAIL Bagasse Power Project is a VCS-registered renewable energy project in Kenya that displaces grid electricity using bagasse. While additionality was confirmed by the VVB and no permanence risk exists (non-AFOLU), the verification report identified 24 material findings including nine corrective action requests, and the project delivered only about 5.5% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored period. Safeguards documentation is contradictory and FPIC was not conducted, raising concerns about social compliance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠24 material findings in the verification report, including 9 corrective action requests covering additionality steps, baseline calculation errors, and unclear monitoring responsibilities
• ⚠Project delivered only ~5.5% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation (7,504 tCO2 verified vs ~135,354 tCO2 expected for the 3-year monitoring period out of a 451,180 tCO2 lifetime estimate)
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted and safeguards documentation is contradictory between the validation report and verification report
• ⚠Boiler capacity discrepancy between the PDD (100 TPH) and supporting documents (90 TPH) raises questions about the accuracy of generation estimates
• ⚠No auxiliary meter for co-generation plant consumption, and meter calibration exceeded the 2-year frequency requirement

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