CDM Hydro Myanmar Documentazione completa General Methodology v2.0

Dapein (1) Hydropower Project in Union of Myanmar

CDM-7731 ↗

5.7 / 10

Integrity

5.2

Transparency

6.0

Claim Safety

5.4

Documentation

6.8

Score Breakdown

Integrity

verified Additionality is confirmed by the VVB (validation/monitoring record).

missing Leakage is not addressed and no leakage deduction is stated in the monitoring report (2022).

Transparency

verified Monitoring period is clearly stated (2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31) and verified ERs are reported in the monitoring report (2022).

missing Key baseline inputs (e.g., grid emission factor and reassessment timing) are not found in the extracted record, limiting reproducibility.

Claim Safety

verified Verified ERs are substantially lower than claimed ERs (monitoring report, 2022), suggesting some conservativeness in issuance/verification.

missing CORSIA and CCP status are not stated in available documents, and leakage treatment is missing, increasing over-crediting/claims risk.

Documentation

verified Core documents are available (PDD, validation report, monitoring report) with high extraction confidence.

missing Contradictions between the PDD (2020) and monitoring report (2022) on safeguards-related disclosures reduce confidence in completeness.

Detailed Analysis

Integrity

The project applies CDM methodology ACM0002 with a project-specific baseline approach, and additionality is confirmed by the VVB in the available record (validation/monitoring documentation). No material findings or corrective actions are reported, which supports procedural integrity in the monitoring cycle (monitoring report, 2022). However, leakage is explicitly not addressed and no leakage deduction is stated in the monitoring report (2022), which is a substantive integrity gap for an electricity-supply intervention where upstream/downstream effects can be relevant.

Transparency

The monitoring report (2022) clearly specifies the monitoring period (2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31) and reports both claimed and verified emission reductions, enabling basic cross-checking. At the same time, key quantification elements such as the grid emission factor and the year used are not found in the extracted record, and the baseline reassessment timing is not stated, reducing replicability for third parties.

Claim Safety

The monitoring report (2022) shows a sizable reduction from claimed to verified ERs (403,153 to 327,252), which can indicate that verification constrained over-claiming. Nonetheless, leakage is not addressed and there is no stated leakage deduction, which increases over-crediting risk. CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in available documents, so downstream claim constraints cannot be confirmed from the extracted record.

Documentation

Documentation coverage is moderate: the evidence set includes the PDD, validation report, and a recent monitoring report dated 2022-07-12, and extraction confidence is high. However, safeguards-related information is inconsistent across documents (PDD vs monitoring report), which weakens confidence that the documentation set is complete and consistently maintained over time.

Overall

Overall quality is mid-range: VVB-confirmed additionality and verified ER reporting support credibility, but missing leakage treatment and incomplete baseline parameter disclosure constrain integrity and transparency. The extracted record contains multiple contradictions where the PDD (2020-12-03) indicates safeguards, FPIC, grievance mechanism, and benefit sharing are present, while the monitoring report (2022-07-12) indicates they are not. For scoring, the monitoring report values were privileged because it is the more recent operational document, but the inconsistency itself reduces trust and lowers transparency/documentation scores.

Audit Analysis

This CDM hydropower project has VVB-confirmed additionality and a clear monitoring period with verified ERs, which supports basic MRV credibility. However, leakage is not addressed and key social safeguard elements are inconsistent between the PDD and the monitoring report, increasing reliability and reputational risk.

Project Description

Dapein (1) Hydropower Project in Union of Myanmar (hereafter referred to as “the project” or “project”) is located on Dapein River in Bhamo city, Kachin state, Myanmar. The project is a newlybuilt hydropower project with the installed capacity of 240MW (60MW×4). The electricity is expected to be delivered to the regional power grid consisting of Myanmar National Power Grid (hereafter referred to as “MNPG”) and South China Power Grid (hereafter referred to as “SCPG”). The spatial extent of the project boundary includes the project power plant and all power plants connected physically to the electricity system that the CDM project power plant is connected to. The project is operated by Dapein(1) Hydropower Company Limited which is the Joint Venture (hereafter referred to as “JV”) company found by Datang (Yunnan) United Hydropower Developing Company Limited (hereafter referred to as “DUHD”) in China and the Department of Hydropower Planning Ministry of Electric Power No.(1)(hereafter referred to as “DHPP”) in Myanmar. In accordance with Development Operation Transfer (hereafter referred to as “DOT”) signed be both DUHD and DHPP and the Feasibility Study Report (FSR), The estimated annual operational hours are 4,458h, with the Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 0.5089, and the annual electricity generation is 1,070,000 MWh. 8% of the annual total production of electricity is supposed to be supplied to Myanmar as free power for the first 25 years and 10% for remaining 15 years.

Red Flags

Leakage is not addressed in the monitoring report, with no leakage deduction stated.
Safeguards/FPIC/grievance/benefit-sharing are described in the PDD but appear absent in the monitoring report, indicating inconsistent disclosure over time.
Large gap between claimed and verified emission reductions (403,153 claimed vs 327,252 verified) without extracted explanation.

Credit Vintages

	Issued	Available
2016	1,733,299	1,733,299
2020	2,034,499	2,034,499
2021	661,019	661,019
2023	416,660	416,660
Total	4,845,477	4,845,477

Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio

Provide explicit leakage assessment and, if applicable, a quantified leakage deduction with justification in monitoring/verification documentation.
Publish/clearly report baseline calculation inputs (grid emission factor value, source, year, and any reassessment) to enable independent replication.
Resolve safeguards contradictions by documenting FPIC, grievance mechanism operation, and benefit-sharing implementation in the monitoring report (or explain changes since the PDD).

Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.