Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Yingkou) Blast Furnace Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM-era blast furnace gas combined-cycle power plant in China with a VVB-verified investment additionality test and a reasonable 0% leakage deduction, but undermined by three cross-document contradictions (baseline method, leakage justification, and claimed ERR figures) and the absence of verified ERR data for independent cross-checking. The 17 material findings resolved during validation indicate a thorough VVB process but also a project documentation that required substantial correction before approval.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the 2011 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2008 validation report — the foundational baseline definition is ambiguous across documents
• ⚠Claimed ERR differs between two monitoring reports (806,554 in the January 2010 report vs 696,038 in the August 2011 report) with no documented explanation for the ~14% reduction
• ⚠Total verified ERR is not available in the extracted record, preventing independent cross-checking of the claimed figure
• ⚠Leakage justification shifts from 'deemed negligible' (validation report, 2008) to 'quantified' (monitoring report, 2011) while the deduction remains 0% in both cases

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