China Resources Haiyang Dongfang Phase I Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project with a confirmed additionality test and jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline, but severely limited by the absence of any monitoring-period data, a seven-fold discrepancy in claimed emission reductions between the PDD and the validation report, and a large number of material findings that required corrective action before validation. The project's fundamental design is sound for a wind-avoidance credit, yet the data gaps and internal inconsistencies prevent a confident assessment of actual performance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven-fold discrepancy in total claimed emission reductions: the PDD (Feb 2012) states 718,809 tCO₂e while the validation report (Mar 2012) records 102,687 tCO₂e — a 7× gap that undermines confidence in the credit quantity
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, verified ERR, or FNRB figures were found in any available document, making it impossible to confirm actual delivery against the claimed baseline
• ⚠18 material findings and 19 corrective actions were logged during validation, including inconsistencies in the IRR worksheet, sensitivity analysis, and residual-value calculation, indicating the PDD required substantial revision before the VVB could sign off
• ⚠Extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and some facts may be incomplete or misread

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.