Bintulu Combined-Cycle Project STG Unit No.9, Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu, Sarawak

Audit Analysis

A CDM energy-efficiency (supply-side) project in Sarawak, Malaysia, verified by LRQA with a combined additionality test confirmed. The project delivered roughly 90% of its pro-rata expected reductions for the monitored six-month period, but the record is marred by a baseline-method contradiction between the PDD and monitoring report, multiple faulty meter events requiring estimated data, and several null fields that limit full assessment.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is stated as 'project' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the PDD — an unresolved contradiction that undermines confidence in the baseline calculation.
• ⚠Multiple gas-flow-meter failures (GT7, GT8) forced the project to use estimated fuel consumption for periods spanning May–June 2010 and December 2010, introducing measurement uncertainty into the verified ERR.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.851 tCO₂e/MWh is anchored to 2007 data; no evidence of an updated or reassessed baseline was found in the extracted record.
• ⚠Five CARs and six CLs were raised during validation, including missing barrier lists and unclear alternative-scenario geography, indicating the PDD required substantial correction before registration.

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