Guangdong Longtan 2*7MW Hydropower project

Audit Analysis

A CDM hydropower project with a sound jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed additionality, but undermined by seven material findings in the monitoring report touching on baseline scenario, IRR, and emissions factor. The project delivered roughly 52% of its pro-rata expected reductions, indicating conservative crediting, though several transparency and eligibility fields remain unaddressed in the available record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven material findings in the 2024 monitoring report, including inconsistencies in the PDD, baseline scenario determination, IRR calculation, common practice analysis, and emissions factor — collectively suggesting the original validation may have had significant gaps
• ⚠A corrective action was required to revise the monitoring plan to reflect the actual substation name (Jiekou to Liju), indicating the monitoring protocol did not match field reality
• ⚠Grid emission factor is from 2007; no updated or reassessed baseline figure is found in the extracted record, leaving the baseline's continued validity unconfirmed

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