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Bajo Frío Hydro Power Project

CDM-5960 ↗

#346of 1935 in Renewable energy#1of 11 in Panama#217of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#257of 1287 in ACM0002

6.0/ 10
Integrity
7.0
Transparency
5.0
Claim Safety
6.5
Documentation
4.5

Audit Analysis

The Bajo Frío Hydro Power Project is a small-scale hydro avoidance project in Panama with a solid additionality assessment (combined investment and common-practice test confirmed by DNV) and a jurisdictional grid baseline. However, the absence of FPIC, the lack of any monitoring reports in the available record, and low extraction confidence limit confidence in the project's ongoing compliance and data quality.

Red Flags

  • FPIC was not conducted despite safeguards being mentioned in the validation report
  • No monitoring reports were found in the available document set, leaving post-approval performance unverified
  • Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
  • CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

Avoidance project, no reversal risk

Leakage

Negligible, justified for hydro

Baseline

Jurisdictional grid EF (2010)

Safeguards

Safeguards mentioned but FPIC absent

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-08-25ACM0002

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