Gansu Guazhou Ganhekou No 1 Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind farm project with a verified additionality assessment, jurisdictional baseline, and no material findings, but significant documentation gaps including the absence of monitoring reports and low extraction confidence. The ERR figures show a discrepancy between the PDD and validation report that is most likely an annual-versus-lifetime reporting difference, though it is not explicitly clarified. Inherent risk is low given the wind-energy sector, but the evidentiary record is thin.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR figure discrepancy: the PDD (Jan 2019) reports 2,327,801 tCO₂ while the validation report (Jan 2019) reports 332,543 tCO₂; the ratio (~7×) matches the 7-year crediting period, suggesting an annual-vs-lifetime basis difference, but neither document explicitly states the reporting basis
• ⚠No monitoring reports are present in the extracted record despite the crediting period running from January 2018 to January 2025
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
• ⚠FNRB (first-year net reduction benefit) value and method are not stated in any available document

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