Wind Power Project At Anthiyur, Tamil Nadu

Audit Analysis

A registered VCS wind power project in Tamil Nadu with a sound jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed additionality, but plagued by extensive documentation deficiencies, repeated meter calibration delays, a proponent name inconsistency, and a VVB rotation non-conformity that collectively undermine confidence in the MRV chain. The project delivered 105% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the 2023 monitoring period, indicating no over-crediting, yet the volume of corrective actions and material findings across multiple verification cycles signals persistent operational and reporting weaknesses.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠VVB rotation requirements under VCS Standard Section 4.1.20(2) were not met, and the VVB was required to open an internal non-conformity for the contract review process.
• ⚠Project proponent name is inconsistent between the Project Design Document (Nuziveedu Seeds Limited) and the Monitoring Report (Windage Power Company), raising questions about entity continuity and accountability.
• ⚠The validation report dated 29 August 2018 exceeded the two-year renewal eligibility deadline mandated by the VCS Standard, and Verra had to issue an extension.
• ⚠Repeated meter calibration delays across multiple monitoring periods (e.g., May–August 2018 for all 9 WTGs), requiring application of a 0.2% error factor, indicate systemic MRV maintenance gaps.
• ⚠In one earlier monitoring period, actual emission reductions were 48.87% lower than the registered PD estimate (10,485 vs 20,505 tCO2e) due to low plant load factor and shutdowns, suggesting the ex-ante estimate was optimistic.

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