CMM power generation project in the new auxiliary shaft of No. 8 coal mine of Hebi Coal Group

Audit Analysis

This CMM power generation project in China is registered under VCS with a 10-year crediting period and a lifetime ERR claim of approximately 695,000 tCO₂e, but the available documentation reveals significant unresolved concerns: six material findings at validation (including questions about the IRR benchmark, baseline alternative elimination, and methane concentration evidence), a 0% leakage deduction with no justification, and a complete absence of monitoring or verification data. The project's additionality is VVB-confirmed via an investment test, and safeguards (FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing) are documented, but the overall evidence base is thin and the low extraction confidence further undermines reliability.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Six material findings at validation, including insufficient substantiation for eliminating baseline alternative P3 (captive power plant) and unvalidated 68.5% power efficiency, with 5 corrective action requests raised
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the validation report, despite leakage being a realistic risk in a CMM capture-and-power project
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified ERR data found in any available document despite the crediting period starting in May 2021
• ⚠Contradiction between the PDD (baseline 'modeled') and the validation report (baseline 'measured'), and between the PDD (leakage 'deemed negligible') and the validation report (leakage 'not addressed')
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated 'low', indicating at least one key document was poorly readable

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.