Comprehensive utilization of waste coal gas for electricity generation project in Shaanxi Xinglong Cogeneration Co. Ltd

Audit Analysis

A CDM waste-coal-gas-to-electricity project with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and no reported reversal events, but weakened by a 0% leakage deduction with inconsistent justification across documents, a 2014 grid emission factor, and a project-specific baseline. The monitoring report covers only 5 of the 7 crediting years, and several key MRV parameters (FNRB, usage monitoring, end-use tracking) are absent from the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% is justified as 'deemed negligible' in the 2016 validation report but is simply 'not addressed' in the 2022 monitoring report, leaving the 0% figure without a consistent, documented rationale.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.57786 tCO2/MWh is drawn from 2014 data; the 2022 monitoring report's CAR02 explicitly flags the need to update this factor, suggesting the baseline may be overstated.
• ⚠A two-year gap exists between the end of the monitoring period (July 2020) and the end of the crediting period (August 2022) with no second monitoring report in the extracted record.
• ⚠FNRB value, usage monitoring method, and end-use tracking are all absent from the available documents, limiting the ability to independently verify the claimed reductions.

Credit Vintages