Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road
#158of 189 in Methane#43of 59 in South Africa#1355of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#133of 159 in ACM0001
Audit Analysis
The Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road project (CDM-1921) is a landfill gas-to-electricity project in South Africa validated in 2016 under ACM0001 v15.0. Additionality is confirmed via a VVB-verified investment test, but the validation report flagged seven corrective action requests related to baseline documentation, capture efficiency justification, and monitoring methodology. No monitoring or verification reports are available in the extracted record, leaving actual performance unverified.
Red Flags
- Seven corrective action requests (CARs) were raised at validation, including missing baseline electricity documentation, unjustified 50% LFG capture efficiency, and absent meter specifications — indicating the initial PDD had significant methodological gaps
- No monitoring or verification reports are present in the extracted record; the 'verified' ERR figure (97,126 tCO₂e) is identical to the claimed figure, strongly suggesting it is the ex-ante validation estimate rather than an actual monitoring-period result
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification and no quantified analysis in the available documents
- No buffer pool or permanence risk mechanism is documented (CDM framework), and no reversal events data is available
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 65,711 | 0 | 65,711 | |
| 2014 | 749,633 | 0 | 749,633 | |
| 2018 | 724,411 | 0 | 724,411 | |
| Total | 1,539,755 | 0 | 1,539,755 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
no reversal data
0% deemed negligible, no quantified analysis
Project-specific, modeled; 7 CARs at validation
Mentioned but no FPIC or grievance mechanism documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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