Pamir I Hydropower Generation
#1186of 1935 in Renewable energy#808of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#383of 806 in AMS-I.D
Audit Analysis
The Pamir I Hydropower project is a small-scale renewable energy avoidance project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional grid baseline, but it carries significant integrity concerns from a load-shifting rule breach, unaddressed leakage, and multiple material findings including catastrophic flooding damage. The project delivered roughly 60% of its PDD-estimated reductions, which is conservative, yet the load-shifting exception and inconsistent documentation across reports undermine confidence in the validity of all issued credits.
Red Flags
- Load shifting threshold was exceeded during Unit 2 rehabilitation and the applicable rule was not applied, raising the risk that some claimed credits represent shifted rather than genuinely displaced grid electricity
- Leakage deduction is 0% with the justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the 2016 verification report, despite the 2012 report having stated it was 'quantified' — an unexplained regression in rigor
- Line meters EL1 and EL2 were never installed as proposed in the monitoring plan; the deviation was approved by the DOE but the measurement basis for energy output is therefore weaker than designed
- Safeguards documentation is inconsistent: the 2007 validation report mentions safeguards, but the 2014 verification report does not; FPIC was not conducted and no grievance mechanism is in place
- Min extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing reliability of the extracted record
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,127 | 3,127 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 17,749 | 17,749 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 25,708 | 25,708 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 37,889 | 37,889 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 34,552 | 34,552 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 73,099 | 73,099 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 27,999 | 27,999 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 38,266 | 37,131 | 1,135 | |
| 2014 | 31,786 | 10,449 | 21,337 | |
| 2015 | 25,378 | 0 | 25,378 | |
| Total | 315,553 | 267,703 | 47,850 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
0% deduction, justification not addressed
Jurisdictional but contradicted in monitoring report
No FPIC, no grievance mechanism, inconsistent documentation
CORSIA excluded, CCP status not stated
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