CDMHydroChileAM0026

Chacabuquito Hydroelectric Power Project

CDM-1052 ↗

#1303of 1935 in Renewable energy#18of 31 in Chile#1026of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)

4.7/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.0
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
3.5

Scored2026-08-27medium confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

The Chacabuquito hydroelectric project in Chile is a standard grid-displacement avoidance project with a jurisdictional baseline and a combined additionality test, but the extracted record is thin: only a validation report and PDD are available, extraction confidence is low, and four material findings (including one corrective action for an incorrect fuel conversion factor) were raised. The identical claimed and verified ERR figures, combined with the absence of a stated monitoring period, buffer pool, or CORSIA/CCP status, limit confidence in the project's long-term claim integrity.

Red Flags

  • Min extraction confidence is low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing reliability of all extracted facts
  • Four material findings at validation, including a corrective action for an incorrect gaseous-fuel conversion factor in the emission-factor calculation
  • Crediting period dates contradict between the validation report (2018-11-04 to 2025-11-03) and another source (2018-04-11 to 2025-03-11)
  • No verification or monitoring report is present in the extracted record; only the validation report (2018) and PDD are available

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2013
329,1640329,164
2014
267,6730267,673
2015
55,927055,927
2022
228,5950228,595
Total881,3590881,359

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test present; VVB confirmation not captured in extr

Permanence

Hydro avoidance (low inherent risk)

Leakage

0% deduction, deemed negligible—consistent with grid-displac

Baseline

Jurisdictional baseline, reassessed 2018

Safeguards

Safeguards and benefit-sharing mentioned; FPIC and grievance

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-08-27AM0026
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