Guangxi Yizhou Sancha 21MW Hydropower Project
#307of 1935 in Renewable energy#113of 1084 in China#197of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#227of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
A 21 MW run-of-river hydropower project under CDM with a jurisdictional grid baseline and VVB-verified investment additionality. The project is fundamentally sound as an avoidance-type hydro credit, but 11 material findings at validation and an internal contradiction in the claimed ERR figures (126,341 vs 318,467 in the same monitoring report) introduce meaningful uncertainty about the credit volume and data reliability.
Red Flags
- The monitoring report (2022-09-02) contains two different total ERR claimed values — 126,341 and 318,467 — within the same document, creating ambiguity about the actual credit volume issued.
- Eleven material findings were raised at validation, including inconsistent turbine/generator specifications between the PDD and the contract, a misaligned baseline scenario definition, and an inadequately justified common-practice analysis region.
- The verified ERR figure for the monitoring period (2011-04 to 2012-12) is not stated in the extracted record, preventing a direct pro-rata delivery check against the lifetime estimate.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45,631 | 0 | 45,631 | |
| Total | 45,631 | 0 | 45,631 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
0% deemed negligible, reasonable for small hydro
Jurisdictional grid EF, standard for CDM hydro
Safeguards and benefit sharing mentioned; FPIC and grievance
CORSIA and CCP status not documented
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