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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)IndiaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.C

Biomass based steam generation project by Sterling Agro Industries Ltd.

Developer: Sterling Agro Industries Ltd

Methodology: AMS-I.C (CDM)

VCS-563 ↗

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#507of 828 in Biomass#1847of 2759 in India#1213of 1615 in Verra (VCS)#119of 264 in AMS-I.C

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

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.0 / 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: 2018-12-31

evidence: 18/18 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AMS I.C How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 1 Sep 2026 · 18/18 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

A biomass steam-generation project under VCS AMS I.C with VVB-confirmed additionality and a 1:1 claim-to-verification ratio, but weakened by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' seven corrective actions from the verification body, and absent information on buffer pools, feedstock sustainability, and permanence. The project is past its crediting period (ended April 2019) and is not CORSIA-eligible, but CCP status is unconfirmed.

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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, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 18 registry documents (18 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 1 Nov 2026

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

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentAMS-I.C

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    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: project sector

    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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-11-01

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2009
19,00718,802205
2013
26,52023,3653,155
2014
26,43316,41510,018
2015
25,84914,67911,170
2016
26,01010,75715,253
2017
24,24221,7502,492
2018
25,92923325,696
Total173,990106,00167,989

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2009–2010AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2013–2018AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.C: 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.

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