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Sinner Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Standard
VCS
Methodology
ACM0002 (CDM)
Registry
VCS-1207 ↗ · Registered
Country
India
Credit type
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
Developer
Bindu Vayu Urja Private Limited
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CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Sinner Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (VCS-1207) 3.8 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 24 of the 35 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based rating

010203 Document-based rating 3.8 / 10
Additionality 🔒 Quantification 🔒 Claim safety 🔒
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Document-based rating

3.8/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: medium

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. Additionality and quantification start from a public grade; permanence starts at 5.0, the neutral point, where none applies, and claim safety always does.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Quantification: the ICVCM's decision on this methodology
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project applies

Rules that raised the number: 1

Rules that lowered the number: 1

Each rule, with the fact and the source it rests on, is in the Premium analysis.

Not counted in the number

  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

Analysed on 20 Oct 2026Latest verified period ends:

evidence: 24/35 registry documents read

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
ACM0002 version 12.3.0 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026 · 24/35 registry documents read

Analysis

Sinner Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity under ACM0002 version 12.3.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 166,902 credits issued (vintages 2012–2022). The documents name TÜV NORD CERT GmbH as validation body and Earthood Services Private Limited (2018-07-01 – 2020-03-31), KBS Certification Services Pvt. Ltd (2020-04-01 – 2021-05-31), LGAI Technological Center, S.A. (Applus+ Certification) (2021-06-01 – 2022-02-28, 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-31) as verification bodies. The documents estimate 54,274 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (01-March-2022 – 31-March-2022) verifies 1,118 tCO2e. The latest monitoring period achieved 57% of its ex-ante estimate (per the monitoring report).

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2012
7,5917,5910
2015
17,09517,0950
2016
26,77326,7730
2017
22,87122,8710
2018
27,54027,5400
2019
23,78123,7810
2020
18,1442,37115,773
2021
20,611020,611
2022
2,49602,496
Total166,902128,02238,880

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.

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CarbonMeld (2026). Sinner Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (VCS-1207): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/sinner-wind-power-project-in-maharashtra/.

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