SHINE – Distribution of LED Lightbulbs in India-4

Audit Analysis

The SHINE LED distribution project in India has a sound additionality basis (investment test confirmed by the VVB) and inherent permanence advantages as an energy-demand activity, but is undermined by a striking 50-fold discrepancy in claimed emission reductions between the PDD and the validation report, the absence of any verified monitoring data despite a crediting period that began in 2018, and a project-specific baseline that is less robust than a jurisdictional alternative. The low extraction confidence and an unidentifiable document in the evidence set further weaken the evidentiary foundation.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Claimed ERR differs by a factor of ~49 between the PDD (546,290 tCO₂e) and the validation report (11,170 tCO₂e); the basis for each figure is not clarified in the extracted record
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified ERR figure is present in the evidence set despite the crediting period starting in October 2018 and the validation report being dated October 2022
• ⚠Leakage treatment is inconsistent: the validation report states leakage is 'deemed negligible' while the PDD marks it as 'not applicable'
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.