Datang Kazuo Gongyingzi Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project in China with VVB-confirmed additionality and no material findings, delivering substantially above its ex-ante estimate for the first monitoring period. Key gaps include unspecified additionality test type, missing fnrb and usage-monitoring details, and unresolved contradictions in baseline method and leakage treatment across documents. Overall a solid but not exceptional project with moderate documentation gaps.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR figures in the monitoring report (51,483 tCO2e for 6 months) are ~8× the pro-rata expectation derived from the validation report's lifetime estimate (87,030 tCO2e over 7 years), suggesting the ex-ante capacity-factor assumption was very conservative or the monitoring calculation basis differs
• ⚠Baseline method is characterised as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report, creating ambiguity about the baseline's robustness
• ⚠Leakage is stated as 'not addressed' in the monitoring report while the validation report deems it negligible — the monitoring report should explicitly reaffirm the leakage position

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