China Xiaogushan Hydropower Project
#19of 770 in Renewable energy#10of 204 in China#27of 629 in Verra (VCS)#17of 383 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A VCS hydropower project (ACM0002 v5) with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test, jurisdictional grid baseline, and no reversal events over its 10-year crediting period. The project is notable for a material finding in which the owner voluntarily relinquished 968,299 tCO2e from the final monitoring period, and for several inter-document contradictions that reduce confidence in the extracted record. Overall a standard, low-risk renewable energy project with moderate documentation gaps.
Red Flags
- Material finding: project owner voluntarily gave up 968,299 tCO2e from the 2013–2016 monitoring period, claiming 0 tCO2e for that period — the reason for this decision is not explained in the available documents.
- Contradiction in total_err_claimed: the monitoring report (2022) records 0 while the verification report (2022) records 1,006,736 tCO2e for the same date, creating ambiguity about the actual credit volume issued.
- Buffer pool percentage is not stated in any available document, leaving the permanence risk-mitigation mechanism unquantified.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39,947 | 36,911 | 3,036 | |
| Total | 39,947 | 36,911 | 3,036 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Avoidance project, no reversals
0% with negligible justification
Jurisdictional EF, doc contradiction
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing
CORSIA & CCP status unknown
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