Gansu Miaojiaba Hydropower Project
#1368of 1935 in Renewable energy#830of 1084 in China#1104of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1056of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A small Chinese hydropower project under CDM with a jurisdictional grid baseline and reasonable leakage treatment, but significant data gaps around additionality verification, monitoring, and a major 7× discrepancy between the PDD and validation report on total emissions reductions. The project's avoidance-based design (displacing grid electricity) limits permanence risk, but the absence of monitoring data and safeguards documentation weakens overall confidence.
Red Flags
- The PDD (2019-05-20) states a total ERR of 3,041,626 tCO₂e while the validation report (2019-05-21) records only 434,518 tCO₂e — a roughly 7× discrepancy that raises serious questions about the reliability of the project's emissions accounting.
- Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any available document, leaving a core CDM requirement unverified in the extracted record.
- No monitoring period, monitoring data, or usage tracking information is present, making it impossible to assess whether the project is actually delivering its claimed reductions.
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
Test type and VVB confirmation not stated in available docum
Avoidance project (grid displacement); no reversal risk iden
0% deduction, deemed negligible — appropriate for grid-displ
Jurisdictional grid baseline, EF 0.4712 (2017), reassessed 2
Safeguards mentioned and benefit sharing described, but FPIC
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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