China Chuandongxia Small Hydropower Project

Audit Analysis

A small hydropower CDM project in China with a standard grid-emission-factor baseline and a well-known VVB (TÜV NORD CERT). The project delivered roughly 68% of its pro-rata expected emissions reductions for the elapsed monitoring period, which is conservative. However, the additionality test type is not explicitly documented, no buffer pool is in place, and three contradictions between the PDD and the monitoring report (leakage treatment, baseline method, and ERR figures) reduce confidence in data consistency.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any available document, leaving the additionality claim unverified in the extracted record
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is recorded, and no reversal events data is available, leaving permanence risk unquantified despite the low inherent risk of a hydropower asset
• ⚠Three contradictions between the PDD (2016) and the monitoring report (2024) on leakage treatment, baseline method, and total ERR figures indicate inconsistent reporting across the project's documentation
• ⚠Seven material findings were raised during verification, including inconsistent grid emission factor data sources and missing monitoring parameters, all of which required corrective action

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