Re-assessment pending
3.5 MW Small Hydro Project In Himachal Pradesh
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- AMS-I.D (CDM)
- Registry
- VCS-2033 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- India
- Credit type
- Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
Findings
Evidence
Eligibility & market
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Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
Methodology not approved by ICVCMAMS-I.D
The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.
Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026
Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits
Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: methodology
Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits
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 · read on 1 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
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
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,335 | 6,335 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11,523 | 10,644 | 879 | |
| 2020 | 13,574 | 13,574 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7,768 | 7,167 | 601 | |
| 2022 | 6,116 | 6,116 | 0 | |
| Total | 45,316 | 43,836 | 1,480 |
Methodology versions used
The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.
2018–2019AMS-I.D v18.1
monitoring report
2019–2021AMS-I.D v18.0current version
monitoring report + verification report
official page · verified on
2021–2022AMS-I.Dthe documents for this period state different versions (v18.0, v18.0.1)
monitoring report + verification report
- AMS-I.D: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.
Retired by
- Singha Estate Public Company Limited18,205 t
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc7,134 t
- Corona Energy6,335 t
- Athens International Airport S.A5,039 t
- Crown Oil Group2,500 t
- AMP Services Limited2,500 t
- ALTAISEER GROUP TALCO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY779 t
- CATO Location Services234 t
- AITO - THE SPECIALIST TRAVEL ASSOCIATION LTD135 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.
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