CWI Shangyi Shijing Wind Farm Phase I Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM Phase 1 wind farm in China with VVB-confirmed additionality and inherently low permanence risk, but the verified emissions reductions for the first monitoring period (638,631 tCO₂) are roughly 6× the ex-ante expectation for that period, raising significant over-crediting concerns. Three contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports (baseline method, leakage treatment, and ERR figures) further erode confidence in the data. Documentation is adequate with high extraction confidence, though four minor corrective actions related to time-period errors were required.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified ERR of 638,631 tCO₂ for the 1.5-year monitoring period is approximately 635% of the monitoring report's own ex-ante estimate of 100,563 tCO₂ for the same period, indicating extreme over-delivery or a data error
• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report — an unresolved contradiction that affects baseline credibility
• ⚠Leakage treatment is inconsistent: the validation report deems it negligible while the monitoring report does not address it at all
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.84045 is from 2017, applied to a 2019–2020 monitoring period without documented update

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