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Re-assessment pendingGSBiogas - HeatIndiaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.E

*Bagepalli CDM Biogas Programme

Developer: Agricultural Development and Training Society

Methodology: AMS-I.E (CDM)

GS-697 ↗ · current registry ID: GS410

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#285of 498 in Biogas#1990of 2759 in India#1503of 2179 in Gold Standard (GS)#79of 105 in AMS-I.E

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.8 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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

Scored2026-09-01medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2021-08-31

evidence: 19/21 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Gold Standard (GS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AMS.I.E How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 1 Sep 2026 · 19/21 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

The Bagepalli biogas project has operated under Gold Standard since approximately 2014 with multiple verification cycles and a standardized AMS methodology, but suffers from significant data contradictions across key parameters (FNRB, usage rate, leakage) and gaps in permanence and additionality documentation. The verified ERR exceeding the claimed figure is a positive signal against over-crediting, yet the project-specific baseline, unconfirmed VVB additionality sign-off, and unaddressed reversal risk limit confidence in the integrity of the credit claims.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 1 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 21 registry documents (19 analyzed).

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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 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMAMS-I.E

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Oct 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: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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:2026-11-02

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2007
5,10405,104
2008
11,852011,852
2009
12,268012,268
2010
10,959010,959
2011
9,03609,036
2012
9,41409,414
2013
10,758010,758
2014
16,612016,612
2015
16,377016,377
2016
13,327013,327
2017
11,584011,584
2018
11,616011,616
2019
9,45009,450
2020
8,9822,2306,752
2021
4,4411,7792,662
Total161,7804,009157,771

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2006–2007AMS-I.C v5.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2007–2009AMS-I.C v5.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2009–2011AMS-I.C v5.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2011–2013AMS-I.C v5.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  5. 2013–2016AMS-I.E v5.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  6. 2017–2018AMS-I.E v5.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  7. 2020–2021AMS-I.E v10.1since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

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

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