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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

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.7 / 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%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 1 Sep 2026 · 16/16 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

A 3.5 MW small hydro project in Himachal Pradesh with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and jurisdictional grid baseline, but the verification report flags a 34.6% under-delivery versus the ex-ante estimate due to hydrological variability and raises eight corrective actions including missing calibration certificates, technical equipment documentation, and supporting invoices. The project reports conservatively (actual equals verified at 8,652 tCO2e), yet the absence of a stated buffer pool, unaddressed reversal risk, and inconsistent leakage justification across documents leave meaningful integrity and documentation gaps.

Red Flags

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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 · 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

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2018
6,3356,3350
2019
11,52310,644879
2020
13,57413,5740
2021
7,7687,167601
2022
6,1166,1160
Total45,31643,8361,480

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2018–2019AMS-I.D v18.1

    monitoring report

  2. 2019–2021AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 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.

Documents on the registry

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