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Grouped Hydropower Plants in Chongqing, Yunnan,Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, P.R. China

VCS-438 ↗

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#219of 5074 in Renewable energy#64of 3063 in China#156of 1612 in Verra (VCS)#60of 2003 in AMS-I.D

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.8 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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%.

Scored2026-10-12medium confidenceLatest verified period ends: 2021-04-25

evidence: 57/68 registry documents read · 0 red flags

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Analysis

Grouped Hydropower Plants in Chongqing, Yunnan,Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, P.R. China (China) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (hydro, multiple plants with capacities ranging from 0.63 MW to 14 MW (e.g., 'Capacity 2×2 MW', 'Capacity 14 MW')) under AMS-I.D version 18.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 7,318,432 credits issued (vintages 2006–2021). The documents name TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd as validation body, China Classification Society Certification Company (CCSC) as validator of the crediting-period renewal and TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd (2009-06-14 – 2011-06-25, 2011-06-26 – 2013-06-25), China Classification Society Certification Company (2013-06-26 – 2015-05-25, 2015-05-26 – 2016-03-27, 2016-03-28 – 2016-09-25), China Building Material Test and Certification Group Co., Ltd (2016-09-26 – 2018-06-25, 2018-06-26 – 2020-02-25), Shenzhen CTI International Certification Co., Ltd (2020-02-26 – 2021-04-25) as verification bodies. The latest verification report (26-02-2020 – 25-04-2021) verifies 363,333 tCO2e.

Red Flags

No red flags detected.

Findings

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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
2006
403,744312,80790,937
2007
716,865683,29533,570
2008
706,620706,6200
2009
489,430475,63813,792
2010
557,831557,613218
2011
459,727459,7270
2012
565,116564,805311
2013
455,081455,0810
2014
581,673580,697976
2015
665,334663,6671,667
2016
283,041283,0410
2017
363,844363,8440
2018
327,905327,9050
2019
345,001345,0010
2020
323,983323,9830
2021
73,23773,2370
Total7,318,4327,176,961141,471

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2006–2009AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2009–2011AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2010–2012AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2011–2013AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  5. 2012–2013AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  6. 2012–2015AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  7. 2012–2015AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  8. 2013–2015AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  9. 2015–2016AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  10. 2015–2016AMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  11. 2016AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  12. 2016–2018AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  13. 2018–2020AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  14. 2020–2021AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  15. Period not statedAMS-I.D v13.0since replaced by v18.0

    verification report

    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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