Gansu Huangshui Baichuan Hydropower Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM small-hydropower project in Gansu, China, validated by CTC in 2019 under methodology ACM0002 v19.0, with a jurisdictional baseline and a 7-year crediting period (2018–2024). The project shows no material findings or corrective actions, and the ERR figures are internally consistent, but several key integrity and transparency parameters (additionality test type, monitoring period, FNRB, usage monitoring) are absent from the extracted record, and a notable discrepancy between the PDD and validation report ERR figures requires explanation.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in the extracted record despite being a mandatory CDM requirement; the validation report exists but the specific test (investment, regulatory, or barrier) is not captured.
• ⚠The PDD (2019-09-01) reports a total ERR of 492,807 tCO₂e while the validation report (2019-09-25) reports 70,401 tCO₂e — a 7:1 ratio that likely reflects annual vs. full-crediting-period reporting, but the discrepancy is not explicitly reconciled in the documents.
• ⚠No monitoring or verification reports were found in the extracted record, leaving the actual delivery performance unverified.
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification and no quantitative analysis.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.