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Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Developer: Bindu Vayu Urja Private Limited

VCS-1197 ↗

#386of 5060 in Renewable energy#202of 2793 in India#289of 1573 in Verra (VCS)#292of 3458 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.7 / 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%.

Analysis

Chakala Wind Power Project in Maharashtra (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (wind, 19.5 MW to 58.5 MW) under ACM0002 version 13.0.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 586,701 credits issued (vintages 2011–2021). The documents name LGAI Technological Center, S.A. (Applus+ Certification) as validation / verification body. The documents estimate 74,307 tCO2e per year, 743,070 tCO2e over the 10-year crediting period. The latest verification report (01-June-2021 – 29-December-2021) verifies 37,335 tCO2e.

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Findings

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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

  • 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

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: project sector

  • 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

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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
76,53476,5340
2014
62,12162,1210
2015
69,65669,6560
2016
72,67472,6740
2017
62,12158,3443,777
2018
69,89969,8990
2019
68,88868,8880
2020
46,3226,37539,947
2021
58,486058,486
Total586,701484,491102,210

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2011–2013ACM0002 v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2013–2018ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report

  3. 2018–2020ACM0002 v13.0.3since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2020–2021ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report

  5. 2021ACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v13.0, v13.0.3)

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

  • ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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Analysis ProvenanceACM0002 version 13.0.0

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