Ombepo Wind
#5of 8 in Namibia#546of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#287of 806 in AMS-I.D
Audit Analysis
The Ombepo Wind project is a straightforward renewable-energy avoidance project in Namibia with a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and no reversal events, but its credibility is undermined by 13 corrective actions flagged by the VVB, 10 cross-document contradictions (including conflicting baseline-method and additionality-test descriptions), and the absence of a stated buffer-pool percentage. The verified ERR matches the claimed figure exactly for the 2024–25 monitoring period, and the project is explicitly not CORSIA-eligible, which limits dual-channel risk.
Red Flags
- 13 corrective actions issued by the VVB (Carbon Check) covering inconsistent monitoring-period labels, missing meter calibration certificates, ERs claimed for dates outside the crediting period, and unrounded emission-reduction figures
- Baseline method is described as 'project' in the 2025 verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2025 monitoring report — a material inconsistency for an AMS-I.D wind project
- Additionality test type is 'first_of_its_kind' in the validation report (June 2019) but 'combined' in the PDD (July 2019); the PDD is more recent and should prevail, but the discrepancy weakens confidence
- Crediting period is stated as 2017-09-08 to 2027-09-07 in the 2025 verification report but 2018-04-01 to 2028-03-31 in an earlier (2021) document
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7,923 | 6,423 | 1,500 | |
| 2018 | 22,016 | 22,016 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 22,024 | 17,162 | 4,862 | |
| 2020 | 12,517 | 12,012 | 505 | |
| 2021 | 21,982 | 13,053 | 8,929 | |
| 2022 | 21,598 | 18,081 | 3,517 | |
| 2023 | 22,404 | 10,637 | 11,767 | |
| 2024 | 21,767 | 0 | 21,767 | |
| 2025 | 10,997 | 0 | 10,997 | |
| Total | 163,228 | 99,384 | 63,844 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed but test type contradicts across PDD and validation report
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction justified as negligible for wind-avoidance project
Grid-EF baseline used but method label contradicts across documents
FPIC and grievance mechanism confirmed in 2025 VR but absent in 2023 VR
Explicitly not CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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