Datang Jilin Shuangliao Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind energy project in China with a jurisdictional baseline and a 0% leakage deduction deemed negligible, which is reasonable for grid-connected wind. However, the additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in the extracted record, and a significant discrepancy exists between the PDD's ex-ante estimate (658,973 tCO₂e) and the validated/verified figure (94,139 tCO₂e), raising questions about the robustness of the original claim. A minor corrective action was raised regarding incomplete monitoring parameters in the PDD.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any extracted document, leaving the core CDM additionality requirement unverified in the available record
• ⚠The PDD (v7, 2019-05-24) reports an ex-ante estimate of 658,973 tCO₂e while the validation report (2019-05-30) and monitoring report both report 94,139 tCO₂e — a factor-of-7 discrepancy that is not explained in the available documents
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated, leaving permanence risk unquantified despite the absence of a reversal mechanism
• ⚠A corrective action (CAR-1) was raised because not all monitoring parameters were included in the PDD's monitoring plan, indicating a documentation gap at validation

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