Gansu Diebu Niaojiaga 12.9 MW Hydropower Station Project

Audit Analysis

A small 12.9 MW run-of-river hydropower project in Gansu, China, validated under CDM methodology AMS-I.D with a jurisdictional baseline and investment-test additionality. The project is structurally sound but the extracted record lacks verification/monitoring data, a buffer pool, and several MRV details, leaving meaningful evidence gaps. No material compliance failures were identified, but the absence of post-validation monitoring data prevents confirmation of actual delivery.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented for the 7-year crediting period, leaving reversal risk unaddressed in the extracted record.
• ⚠No verification or monitoring report data was found (total ERR verified is absent), so actual credit delivery cannot be confirmed against the 41,616 tCO₂e/yr claim.
• ⚠The validation report lists six clarification requests (methodology number, OM/BM values, parameter naming, EGfacility correction), indicating the PDD required multiple corrections before approval.

Credit Vintages