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Re-assessment pendingCDMGeothermalNicaraguaVintage 2008, 2012, 2013Registry: RegisteredACM0002

San Jacinto Tizate geothermal project

Developer: Polaris Energy Nicaragua S.A

CDM-0198 ↗

#2182of 4970 in Renewable energy#4of 18 in Nicaragua#2003of 5395 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1557of 3427 in ACM0002

The project's documents changed since this analysis (analysis of 4 Oct 2026). Re-assessment pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.5 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.2

Analysis

San Jacinto Tizate geothermal project (Nicaragua) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (geothermal, 2 x 5 MW back pressure turbines + 1 x 38.5 MW condensing turbine = 48.5 MW) under ACM0002 version 04; registry status Registered (CDM), 1,070,946 credits issued (vintages 2006–2022). The documents name DNV as validation / verification body. The documents estimate 53,533 tCO2e per year. Credits were issued per the registry; no monitoring or verification report is among the documents read.

Red Flags

No red flags detected.

Findings

Risk Indicators

Additionality

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Permanence

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Leakage

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Baseline

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Safeguards

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Eligibility & market

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish CORSIA eligibility per project.

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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
2006
26,941026,941
2007
45,919045,919
2008
30,010030,010
2009
44,469044,469
2011
24,202024,202
2022
899,4050899,405
Total1,070,94601,070,946

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