Da’an Haituo Wind Farm Phase I Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind farm project in China with a known VVB and a closed corrective action, but significant data gaps in additionality verification, verified emission reductions, and a striking discrepancy between the ex-ante lifetime estimate (96,899 tCO₂) and the first monitoring-period claim (33,452 tCO₂ for ~3 months), which is roughly 9.7× the pro-rata expectation. The baseline method is described inconsistently across documents (project-specific vs. jurisdictional), and several key MRV parameters are absent from the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The monitoring report claims 33,452 tCO₂ for a ~3-month period, while the validation report's ex-ante lifetime estimate is 96,899 tCO₂ over 7 years; the pro-rata expectation for 3 months is ≈3,461 tCO₂, meaning the project delivered ~9.7× the expected share — a major over-crediting signal.
• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report — an unresolved contradiction that undermines baseline credibility.
• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any extracted document, leaving the additionality claim unverified in the available record.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure (total_err_verified) is available; only the claimed figure from the monitoring report exists.
• ⚠Grid emission factor appears as 0.9139 in the monitoring report and 1.1082 in an unidentified source document, with no reconciliation.

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