Fujian Beijin Hydropower Project

Audit Analysis

The Fujian Beijin Hydropower Project is a small-scale CDM hydro scheme displacing grid electricity, with a jurisdictional baseline and a reasonable 0% leakage deduction. However, the extracted record lacks any additionality assessment, monitoring data, or FNRB methodology, and the validation report flagged a substantive emission-factor inconsistency with China's designated national authority. The PDD's ex-ante estimate (819,154 tCO₂e) diverges sharply from the validated figure (117,022 tCO₂e), and low extraction confidence further limits assurance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No additionality test type or VVB confirmation of additionality found in any extracted document — a mandatory CDM requirement.
• ⚠Validation report (Jan 2016) flagged that the emission factor in PDD v05 is inconsistent with the EF published by China's Designated National Authority; corrective action was required.
• ⚠PDD ex-ante estimate of 819,154 tCO₂e is roughly 7× the validated figure of 117,022 tCO₂e; the basis for the discrepancy is not explained in the available record.
• ⚠No monitoring period, FNRB method, or usage-monitoring data found in the extracted record, limiting ability to verify actual performance.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated 'low', indicating at least one key document was poorly readable.

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