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Biomass based cogeneration plant at Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Chintampalli

Developer: Godrej Agrovet Limited

VCS-1315 ↗

#34of 874 in Biomass#417of 2794 in India#431of 1574 in Verra (VCS)#8of 275 in AMS-I.C

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.3 / 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

Biomass based cogeneration plant at Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Chintampalli (India) produces renewable thermal energy, with or without electricity (biomass (palm fibre, palm shell, empty bunches), 2.5 MW) under AMS-I.C version 19.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 304,082 credits issued (vintages 2012–2021). The documents name TÜV Rheinland (China) Ltd as validation body and EPIC Sustainability Services Private Limited (2012-08-18 – 2016-03-31), LGAI Technological Center S.A. (Applus+ Certification) (2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31), Earthood Services Private Limited (2019-04-01 – 2021-09-30) as verification bodies. The documents estimate 70,314 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (01-04-2019 – 30-09-2021) verifies 86,509 tCO2e. Credits issued so far are 46% of the ex-ante estimate for the crediting period elapsed.

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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 under ICVCM assessmentAMS-I.C

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    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
2012
7,9567,9560
2013
27,05527,0550
2014
28,70328,7030
2015
29,45029,4500
2016
41,6555,32636,329
2017
41,49825041,248
2018
39,807039,807
2019
30,77216,10314,669
2020
29,33729,3370
2021
27,84927,8490
Total304,082172,029132,053

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2012–2016AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2016–2019AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2019–2021AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2019–2021AMS-I.C v19.0since replaced by v22.0

    issuance document

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.C: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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