Mampuri Wind Power Project, Sri Lanka - Pre CDM VERs

Audit Analysis

The Mampuri Wind Power Project is a straightforward wind energy avoidance project under Gold Standard using the simplified AMS I.D. methodology, with a jurisdictional grid baseline and a reasonable 0% leakage deduction. The verification report identified nine material findings related to monitoring-report completeness, all of which were resolved, but the project carries a notable discrepancy between the monitoring report's claimed ERR (10,164) and the verified figure (7,078). As a pre-CDM legacy project with a 2007 grid emission factor and no documented baseline reassessment, the credit's long-term robustness is moderate.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR discrepancy: the monitoring report (June 2014) claimed 10,164 tCO₂e while the verification report (December 2014) verified only 7,078 tCO₂e — a roughly 30% downward adjustment by the VVB
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.6791 tCO₂/MWh is from 2007 and no baseline reassessment date is recorded in any available document
• ⚠Nine material findings (CARs) were raised in the verification report, including incomplete ex-ante parameters, missing QA/QC details, and absent grievance-mechanism reporting in the monitoring report
• ⚠Crediting-period end date is inconsistent: the monitoring report states 2022-06-30 while the verification report leaves the end date blank
• ⚠Pre-CDM VERs under a legacy Gold Standard registration (GS-506) with no CORSIA or CCP eligibility status documented

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