Gansu Taolaihe Sandaowan Hydropower Project
#843of 1935 in Renewable energy#432of 1084 in China#593of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#657of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A small CDM hydropower project in Gansu, China, validated by DNV in 2012 with a combined additionality test and jurisdictional grid baseline. The project's core design is sound for a hydro avoidance project, but the available record is limited to validation-era documents with no monitoring reports or verified emission reductions, and a significant discrepancy exists between the PDD and validation report on total claimed reductions.
Red Flags
- Total ERR claimed differs by a factor of ~7 between the PDD (2,237,235 tCO2e) and the validation report (319,605 tCO2e), raising data reliability concerns
- No monitoring reports or verified emission reduction figures are available in the extracted record
- Extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable
- 16 material findings were raised during validation, including questions on financial assumptions, meter accuracy, and stakeholder consultation sufficiency
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
Combined test confirmed by DNV
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, deemed negligible — reasonable for hydro
Jurisdictional grid EF (0.834, 2007)
Safeguards mentioned; FPIC and grievance mechanism not confi
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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