FERREIRA GOMES HYDRO POWER PLANT CDM PROJECT ACTIVITY

Audit Analysis

The Ferreira Gomes hydro project in Brazil is a straightforward grid-displacement project with a VVB-verified combined additionality test and a jurisdictional baseline reassessed in 2022. However, the available record is limited to the validation report and PDD, with no monitoring data yet and several key fields (FNRB, usage monitoring, CORSIA/CCP status) not stated. The apparent discrepancy in ERR figures between the PDD and validation report resolves to an annual-versus-lifetime basis difference (254,953 × 7 = 1,784,671), which is consistent rather than contradictory.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage treatment is inconsistent between documents: the validation report states leakage is 'deemed negligible' while the PDD describes it as 'quantified' — the basis for the 0% deduction is not fully transparent.
• ⚠No monitoring report or monitoring period is present in the extracted record, so actual performance against the claimed 254,953 tCO₂e/year cannot be verified.
• ⚠Three material findings (methodology version, PRC clarity, GWP values) required corrective actions, indicating the PDD was not fully compliant at validation.

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