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ScoredVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)South AfricaRegistry: RegisteredACM0002

Scatec RMI Hybrid Cluster

Developer: Anthesis B.V

VCS-5488 ↗

#1of 134 in South Africa#4of 1608 in Verra (VCS)#3of 3472 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 8.1 / 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

Scatec RMI Hybrid Cluster (South Africa) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (solar, 540 MW peak (DC)) under ACM0002 version 22.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 1,266,749 credits issued (vintages 2023–2025). The documents name Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd as validation body and Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd (2023-11-19 – 2025-06-30), SustainCERT S.A (2025-07-01 – 2026-02-28) as verification bodies. The documents estimate 1,266,740 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (2025-07-01 – 2026-02-28) verifies 529,007 tCO2e.

Red Flags

No red flags detected.

Findings

Risk Indicators

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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: methodology

  • 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
2023
76,22676,2260
2024
794,745216,646578,099
2025
395,7780395,778
Total1,266,749292,872973,877

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2025–2026ACM0002 v22.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

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

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceACM0002 version 22.0

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