Chu Linh and Coc San Hydropower Project
#1162of 1935 in Renewable energy#55of 80 in Vietnam#884of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#908of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A CDM hydropower project in Vietnam with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a jurisdictional baseline, but severely limited by the absence of any monitoring or verification data, a large unexplained discrepancy in claimed emission reductions between the PDD and validation report, and low document extraction confidence. The project's inherent low reversal risk as a hydro avoidance project is a positive, but the data gaps and contradictions prevent a higher assessment.
Red Flags
- Claimed emission reductions differ by a factor of ~7 between the PDD (591,549 tCO₂e) and the validation report (84,507 tCO₂e), with no explanation provided in the extracted record
- No monitoring reports, verified ERR figures, or monitoring period data were found in any available document
- Grid emission factor is from 2008 and no updated or reassessed baseline value is documented
- Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Hydro avoidance – low inherent reversal risk
0% deemed negligible – consistent for grid displacement
Jurisdictional but grid EF from 2008, no reassessment docume
Safeguards and benefit sharing mentioned; no FPIC or grievan
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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