Antonio Moran Wind Power Plant Project in Patagonia Region, Argentina

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind project in Patagonia, Argentina, with a standard investment-test additionality and a jurisdictional grid emission factor baseline. The project delivered only ~14% of its pro-rata ex-ante emission reduction expectation over the monitoring period, raising significant over-crediting concerns. Multiple contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports (leakage justification, baseline method, ERR magnitude) and a set of material findings (though resolved) temper confidence in the project's data integrity.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The monitoring report (2013) reports a total ERR of 8,785 tCO₂e over the 4-year monitoring period, while the validation report (2011) ex-ante estimate is 108,899 tCO₂e over the 7-year crediting period; pro-rata expectation for the elapsed period is ~62,228 tCO₂e, meaning the project delivered only ~14% of expectation
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: the validation report (2011) states leakage was 'deemed negligible' while the monitoring report (2013) states it was 'quantified' — both resulting in a 0% deduction, but the methodological basis is inconsistent
• ⚠Baseline method is classified as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report, creating ambiguity about the baseline construction
• ⚠Five corrective action requests (CARs) and five comments (CLs) were raised during validation, including recalculation of the grid emission factor and correction of PDD tables, indicating initial documentation quality issues

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