26MWp Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Bavet City, Cambodia

Audit Analysis

A 26 MWp solar PV project in Cambodia under VCS ACM0002 with VVB-confirmed additionality and no material findings, but undermined by eight inter-document contradictions (including a 2× discrepancy in lifetime ERR between the PDD and monitoring reports), a 0% leakage deduction with no stated justification, and two outstanding corrective actions. The project is a standard renewable-energy avoidance credit with moderate data reliability concerns.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Lifetime ERR in the PDD (20,393 tCO₂e over 7 years) is less than half the 2-year verified figure (42,837 tCO₂e), indicating a major ex-ante estimation error or scope change that is not explained in the available documents.
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% and the most recent verification report (Sep 2025) records the justification as 'not addressed', while the monitoring report (Aug 2025) calls it 'deemed negligible' — no quantitative or qualitative leakage analysis is documented.
• ⚠Two corrective actions (CAR08, CL06) remain open in the 2025 verification report, indicating unresolved compliance issues.
• ⚠FPIC status is contradictory: the PDD (Dec 2023) records it as not conducted, while the 2025 verification report records it as conducted — the basis for the later change is not documented.

Credit Vintages