Satara Wind Power Project in Maharashtra, India
#714of 1935 in Renewable energy#348of 975 in India#421of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#558of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Satara Wind Power Project is a straightforward renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional baseline, but its integrity and documentation scores are significantly undermined by eleven material findings, seventeen-plus corrective actions, and multiple internal contradictions within the verification report itself (safeguards, FPIC, grievance mechanism). The core carbon claim is sound for a wind project displacing India's carbon-intensive grid, yet the absence of documented safeguards, free prior and informed consent, and a grievance mechanism—combined with the data-quality issues—limits confidence in the project's overall governance.
Red Flags
- Eleven material findings in the 2024 verification report, including ER calculation errors, contradictory statements on breakdown/lull hours, and non-adherence to the VCS MR template
- Internal contradictions within the same verification report (2024-07-05) on safeguards, FPIC, and grievance mechanism—each field shows both true and false values
- No documented free prior and informed consent, grievance mechanism, or safeguards despite VCS requirements
- Baseline method reported as 'jurisdictional' in the 2024 verification report but 'project' in the 2019 monitoring report, creating uncertainty about the actual baseline basis
- Seventeen-plus corrective actions required, including missing SDG evidence, missing non-participation declarations, and calibration certificate gaps
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39,161 | 39,161 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 50,353 | 50,353 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 55,222 | 55,222 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 66,834 | 66,834 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 66,209 | 66,209 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 109,260 | 109,260 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 63,394 | 63,394 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 62,205 | 62,205 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 60,375 | 60,375 | 0 | |
| Total | 573,013 | 573,013 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
Wind – no reversal risk
0% – negligible, justified
Jurisdictional but method contradicted across docs
No FPIC, grievance, or safeguards documented
CORSIA excluded; CCP status not stated
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