Sidrap Wind Farm Project Phase 1

Audit Analysis

The Sidrap Wind Farm Phase 1 is a Gold Standard wind project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a conservative verified emission reduction (97.5% of pro-rata expectation), but is undermined by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction with inconsistent justification, and a large volume of material findings (28) and corrective actions (10) that raise concerns about monitoring quality and documentation rigour.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠28 material findings in the verification report, including a 217-day delay in energy meter calibration (due May 2020, completed May 2021) and a WTG capacity inconsistency between the PDD (2.5 MW) and site inspection (2.625 MW)
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification described as 'not addressed' in one part of the verification report and 'deemed negligible' in another, creating an internal inconsistency
• ⚠Contradiction in total ERR figures: 141,248 tCO2e in the November 2021 verification report versus 252,115 tCO2e in the June 2021 verification report — the earlier figure represents 178% of the pro-rata annual expectation
• ⚠Crediting period stated as 2018–2028 in the verification report but 2020–2030 in the monitoring report, creating uncertainty about the project's actual crediting window

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