Guangxi Longan Biomass Power Project
#24of 196 in Biomass#63of 204 in China#211of 629 in Verra (VCS)#5of 53 in ACM0006
Audit Analysis
The Guangxi Longan Biomass Power Project is a VCS-registered renewable energy project with a solid VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and no material findings, but it carries notable integrity gaps typical of biomass projects: no life-cycle assessment, no feedstock sustainability data, and a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible.' The project-specific baseline and absence of a stated buffer pool further moderate confidence in the credit's robustness.
Red Flags
- No life-cycle assessment (LCA) found in any available document for a biomass feedstock project, creating potential over-crediting of upstream emissions
- Feedstock sustainability and carbon content testing data are entirely absent from the extracted record
- Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' without quantified analysis, which is weak for a biomass project where displaced uses are plausible
- Buffer pool percentage not stated in any document, leaving permanence risk unquantified
- Contradiction in leakage justification between the 2022 verification report (quantified) and the 2023 report (deemed negligible) suggests inconsistent treatment across monitoring cycles
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92,312 | 34,520 | 57,792 | |
| 2020 | 97,925 | 86,761 | 11,164 | |
| 2021 | 72,546 | 42,546 | 30,000 | |
| Total | 262,783 | 163,827 | 98,956 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
No buffer pool stated; energy project (lower reversal risk)
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, no reassessment date stated
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing (2023)
CORSIA false; CCP status not stated
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