Amaime Minor Hydroelectric Power Plant

Audit Analysis

The Amaime minor hydro project is a well-structured avoidance-type renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional baseline, but its integrity is tempered by multiple material findings (including closed corrective actions on baseline validity and emission-factor calculation errors) and a 0% leakage deduction whose justification language is inconsistent across two verification reports. The project delivered roughly 68% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, indicating conservative crediting. Low extraction confidence and several missing data points (FNRB, usage monitoring, buffer pool) limit full assurance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Two corrective actions remain open at the time of the March 2026 verification report: the SDG contributions tool is incomplete and operational-readiness figures in the monitoring report do not match verified availability data.
• ⚠The leakage justification is inconsistent between two verification reports (January 2026: 'deemed negligible'; March 2026: 'quantified'), both supporting a 0% deduction — the basis for the zero deduction is therefore ambiguous.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and the structured record may under-represent the full evidentiary base.

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