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Gansu Yongdeng Longlin Hydro Power Project

Developer: Gansu Longlin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd

VCS-1196 ↗

#82of 5062 in Renewable energy#22of 3052 in China#128of 1575 in Verra (VCS)#4of 2003 in AMS-I.D

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 7.1 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

Gansu Yongdeng Longlin Hydro Power Project (China) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (run-of-river hydropower, 12.8 MW) under AMS-I.D. version 18.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 314,733 credits issued (vintages 2011–2021). The documents name TÜV NORD as validation body, CTI International Certification Co., Ltd as validator of the crediting-period renewal and China Classification Society Certification (2011-04-02 – 2011-12-25, 2011-12-26 – 2016-12-31, 2021-04-02 – 2024-12-31), CTI International Certification Co., Ltd (2017-01-01 – 2021-04-01) as verification bodies. The documents estimate 46,440 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (02/04/2021 – 31/12/2024) verifies 77,212 tCO2e. Credits issued so far are 68% of the ex-ante estimate for the crediting period elapsed.

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMAMS-I.D

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
34,11334,1130
2012
36,75135,811940
2013
34,52234,5220
2014
22,91122,9110
2015
25,6306,04719,583
2016
29,6722,17127,501
2017
29,55610,17019,386
2018
33,25933,23227
2019
36,6799,80626,873
2020
29,10620,9658,141
2021
2,5342,5340
Total314,733212,282102,451

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2011AMS-I.D v16.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2011–2016AMS-I.D v16.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2017–2021AMS-I.D v16.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  4. 2021–2024AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.D: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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Analysis ProvenanceAMS-I.D. version 18.0

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