PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
Ghani Solar · India
VCS1792 describes a bundled 500 MW photovoltaic project in Andhra Pradesh. This page separates the technical project scope, the recorded grid feed-in, the modelled emission reduction, and the subsequent allocation of VCUs.
INDIA · SYMBOLIC IMAGE
Note: The photograph shows a solar park in India. It does not verifiably show the Ghani solar project in Andhra Pradesh and does not prove any project impact. Photo: Quang Nguyen Vinh / Pexels.
COUNTRY
India
Verra ID
VCS1792
TECHNOLOGY
Photovoltaics
STATUS IN REGISTER
Registered
WHY THE BASELINE MATTERS
For the project balance, the documented grid feed-in is linked with a methodologically determined emission factor of the connected electricity system. Only this comparison yields a calculated emission reduction for a defined monitoring period.
The technology generates electricity. The method answers which emissions are associated with this electricity.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
02
Project approach
03
Calculation
04
Further posts
05
Assignment
06
Classification
07
Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for VCS1792
The current registry entry specifies the project scope, methodology, crediting period and units. Different expected values for the annual emission reduction are not smoothed into a single figure here.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
Ghani Solar Renewable Power Project by Greenko Group
LOCATION
Kurnool · Andhra Pradesh, India
Verra ID
VCS1792
PROJECT SPONSORS IN THE REGISTER
Zuvan Energy Private Limited
SECTOR
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
PROJECT APPROACH
Grid-connected photovoltaics
PROJECT SCOPE ACCORDING TO REGISTER
500 MW
PROJECT STRUCTURE ACCORDING TO TEST DOCUMENTS
Ten project companies with 50 MW each
PROJECT STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
REGISTER METHODOLOGY
ACM0002 “Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources” · Version 18.1
VALIDATOR IN THE REGISTER
LGAI Technological Center, S.A. · Applus+ Certification
PROJECT START ACCORDING TO REGISTER
31/03/2017
REGISTRATION DATE
14/08/2018
CREDITING PERIOD
31/03/2017–30/03/2027 · Term 1
EXPECTED ANNUAL EMISSION REDUCTION · REGISTRY FIELD
996,010 t CO₂e
EXPECTED ANNUAL EMISSION REDUCTION · DESCRIPTION
approx. 887,800 t CO₂e
DESCRIBED ANNUAL ELECTRICITY QUANTITY
919,800 MWh
ISSUED VCUs
6,052,086
ACTIVE VCUs
718,376
TEST BENCH OF THIS PAGE
05/09/2026
Why two expected values appear: The overview field of the current Verra entry states 996,010 t CO₂e per year. The description of the same entry states around 887,800 t CO₂e per year at 919,800 MWh. The values are presented separately; for a specific monitoring period, the monitoring and verification reports published there are authoritative.
Why estimation, issuance and retirement are not the same: Annual values are project expectations. Issued VCUs are based on verified monitoring periods. Active and retired units describe registry status – they do not yet imply a specific corporate allocation.
02 · WHAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOR
Generate, feed in and traceably record solar power
For the carbon footprint, it is not just the installed capacity that counts. What matters is the amount of electricity generated within a specified period and supplied to the defined grid.
01
Operate 500 MW of photovoltaics
According to the register, the project network comprises 500 MW in Andhra Pradesh. Assessment documents describe ten units, each with 50 MW.
02
Feed electricity into the grid
The electricity generated is fed into the Indian power grid. It does not follow that specific households, products or companies are supplied directly.
03
Document creation
Measurement data on grid feed-in, calculation documentation and independent audits form the basis for a potential issuance of VCUs.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
ACM0002 Version 18.1 establishes the methodological framework for grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources.
01
Set baseline
The reference scenario describes how the corresponding amount of electricity would have been provided in the connected electricity system without the project.
02
Measure electricity quantity
The electricity actually generated and fed in at the defined metering points is documented for the monitoring period.
03
Apply emission factor
The eligible amount of electricity is linked to the methodologically determined emission factor of the electricity system. Relevant project and leakage emissions are taken into account.
04
Verify and issue
Following independent auditing, VCUs with vintage and serial numbers can be issued in the registry. A subsequent retirement documents their specific use.
04 · OTHER PROJECT REFERENCES
What can be described in addition to the VCU calculation
The VCS project framework quantifies greenhouse gas emissions. Energy, infrastructure, employment or environmental references require their own data and evidence; they do not follow automatically from an issued VCU.
ENERGY SYSTEM
Electricity from photovoltaics
The project feeds solar power into the connected grid. The fossil fuel generation that this replaces in the baseline scenario is methodically modelled using a baseline and an emission factor.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Large-scale generation plant
500 MW of installed capacity is a technical project scale. This figure is neither an avoided amount of emissions nor proof of the use of electricity by specific consumers.
EMPLOYMENT
Construction, operation and maintenance
Project documentation may describe employment and qualification references. Statements regarding the number, duration, or quality of jobs must be proven separately from the emission calculation.
ENVIRONMENT
No combustion during plant operation
Photovoltaics do not require any fuel during operation. A complete environmental assessment would nevertheless have to include manufacturing, land use, infrastructure and end-of-life.
FOR COMMUNICATION
A link to renewable energy or the Sustainable Development Goals is not a comprehensive sustainability credential. What matters is which specific statement is supported by which indicator, which source, and over which time period.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Issued VCUs do not yet constitute an allocation to a company.
The registry shows 6,052,086 issued and 4,573,315 retired VCUs. Concrete support only becomes traceable through the unambiguous retirement for a beneficiary.
Project name and Verra ID VCS1792
specific quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Decommissioning date and register reference
full serial number range
Beneficiary and documented purpose of use
The profile explains the project. A company's actual climate contribution is only proven by the retirement and allocation certificate.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the support means – and what it doesn't
A voluntary climate contribution is presented separately from reductions within one's own value chain.
CAN BE DOCUMENTED
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a registered photovoltaic project in Andhra Pradesh
the direct supply of specific households, products or companies
an emission reduction calculated and verified in accordance with ACM0002
a direct measurement of avoided CO₂ emissions at the solar panel
two annual expected values shown in the register with different contexts
that a single rounded number describes all project periods
a VCS registry entry with issued VCUs
automatically an Article 6 authorisation, a CCP label or an external rating
Solar power without fuel combustion in plant operation
a complete life cycle assessment including manufacturing, land use and end of life
the retirement of specific VCUs for a beneficiary
a reduction of own emissions, climate neutrality, or a green product label
It is not the solar module that occupies the climate protection unit, but the verified period, the issued VCU and its unique assignment.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Status and units are subject to change. The current register entry and the project and audit documents published therein remain authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
VCS1792 · Status, Project Data, Documents and Units
METHODOLOGY
ACM0002
Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources · Version history
PROJECT SOURCE
Greenko · Ghani Solar Park
Published technical specifications of the 500 MW project
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
5 September 2026
We are happy to answer any specific questions regarding project allocation, vintage, or available documentation.