Cangxi Donghe Dongxi Hydropower Station

Audit Analysis

A small-scale hydropower project under CDM AMS-I.D. with a jurisdictional grid baseline and a 7-year crediting period (2017–2024) claiming 115,199 tCO₂e. The project type is inherently low-risk (avoidance, no reversal exposure), but the extracted record contains no monitoring reports, no verified emission reductions, and a low extraction confidence rating, leaving the claimed figures effectively unverifiable. A minor material finding on PDD form compliance and a contradiction in the leakage justification further temper confidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified emission reduction figures are present in the extracted record; the 115,199 tCO₂e claim cannot be cross-checked against actual performance.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, which undermines reliability of all extracted facts.
• ⚠A material finding (CAR-1) was raised in the validation report regarding incomplete baseline scenario description in PDD Section A.1, with a corrective action required.
• ⚠Contradiction in leakage treatment: the PDD states leakage is 'deemed negligible' while another source characterises it as 'quantified' — the basis for the 0% deduction is ambiguous.

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