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ScoredVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)IndiaRegistry: RegisteredACM0002

86 MW Hydro Project in Himachal Pradesh

Developer: Malana Power Company Limited

VCS-93 ↗

#10of 2796 in India#19of 1609 in Verra (VCS)#23of 3472 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 7.4 / 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

86 MW Hydro Project in Himachal Pradesh (India) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (run-of-river hydro, 86 MW) under ACM0002 version 06; registry status Registered (VCS), 4,067,306 credits issued (vintages 2001–2022). The documents name LGAI Technological Center S.A. (Applus+ Certification) as validation / verification body. The documents estimate 284,869 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (01-November-2022 – 31-December-2023) verifies 237,607 tCO2e.

Red Flags

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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
2001
122,509122,5090
2002
191,865128,12115,000
2003
73,35873,3580
2004
97,03243,89913,133
2005
259,651229,6510
2006
228,9696,00060,852
2007
48,59746,5280
2008
266,865127,20664,846
2009
226,9605,8230
2010
335,084169,868177
2011
182,498182,4980
2012
286,716283,9032,813
2013
269,882269,779103
2014
277,711276,846865
2015
292,593279,47313,120
2017
166,408159,1507,258
2018
218,325210,9467,379
2020
14,34312,5351,808
2021
271,695243,64728,048
2022
236,2450236,245
Total4,067,3062,871,740451,647

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2001–2007ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2007–2008ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2008–2009ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2009ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  5. 2009–2010ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  6. 2010ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  7. 2010–2011ACM0002 v6.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  8. 2011–2012ACM0002 v12.3since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  9. 2012–2015ACM0002 v12.3since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  10. 2015–2018ACM0002 v12.3since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  11. 2020–2021ACM0002 v20.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  12. 2021–2022ACM0002 v20.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  13. 2022–2023ACM0002 v20.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  14. Period not statedACM0002the documents for this period state different versions (v20.0, v20.1)

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

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

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Analysis ProvenanceACM0002 version 06

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