Mandsaur Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh

Audit Analysis

The Mandsaur Wind Power Project is a Gold Standard wind energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality via an investment test and a reasonable grid emission factor of 0.9305 tCO₂/MWh for India (2021). The project delivered roughly 59% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the 2024 monitoring period, which is within the range of wind variability but warrants attention. Several inter-document contradictions (leakage justification, baseline method, FPIC status, crediting period) and a gap in the verified ERR figure moderate confidence in the data record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The 2025 verification report records the leakage justification as 'not addressed' while the 2023 verification report stated it was 'deemed negligible' — the more recent document lacks the explicit justification expected for a 0% leakage deduction.
• ⚠The monitoring report (2024) claims 32,759 tCO₂e while the PDD ex-ante estimate for the comparable period is approximately 55,160 tCO₂e, representing roughly 59% delivery — a notable under-delivery that, while plausible for a single low-wind year, should be tracked across subsequent periods.
• ⚠Meter calibration delays for six meters (QO594045, QO594069, QO603865, QO603866, QO608738, QO608739) spanning September 2023 to March 2024 were raised as corrective actions; although all were resolved, the duration of the gap raises a minor data-quality concern for the affected period.
• ⚠The FPIC status is contradictory: the validation report (2023-07-22) confirms FPIC was conducted, while the PDD (2023-07-21) records it as not conducted. The VVB assessment is privileged, but the discrepancy should be clarified in the project record.

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