Positive Climate Care 8.25 MW Bundled Wind Power Project Activity by Savita Oil Technologies Limited in Hassan, Karnataka, India.

Audit Analysis

An 8.25 MW wind power project in Karnataka, India, verified under VCS methodology AMS-I.D with a jurisdictional grid baseline and VVB-confirmed investment additionality. The project is fundamentally sound as an avoidance-type renewable energy activity, but the 17 corrective actions on the investment analysis, meter calibration delays, and inconsistent leakage justification across documents temper confidence. Claimed and verified ERR figures are identical (84,410 tCO₂e), indicating no over-claiming for the monitored period.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠17 corrective actions (CARs) were raised on the investment analysis for additionality, including questions on PLF justification, IRR parameters, sensitivity analysis, and tax assumptions — indicating the initial additionality documentation was substantially deficient before VVB sign-off
• ⚠Meter calibration delays affected six wind turbines (H-05, H-06, H-07, H-26, H-32, H-39) during the monitoring period, requiring a conservative fallback to the minimum of JMR and invoice figures
• ⚠Leakage justification is inconsistent: the 2022 verification report states leakage was 'not addressed' while the 2022 monitoring report states it was 'deemed negligible', with a 0% deduction in both cases
• ⚠CAR 5 references a CDM registration application in the PDD, requiring explicit confirmation of no double counting with other GHG programs

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