Guizhou Dongyijing CMM Power Generation Project

Audit Analysis

The Guizhou Dongyijing CMM Power Generation Project is a registered VCS coal-mine methane capture project with solid additionality (combined test, VVB-verified, legally mandated capture) and consistent ERR figures for the 2022–2024 monitoring period. However, a 0% leakage deduction with no documented justification, the absence of a stated buffer pool, four material findings with corrective actions, and inconsistent safeguards documentation across verification reports introduce moderate risk. The project is not CORSIA-eligible, reducing dual-channel risk, but the project-specific baseline and 2017 grid emission factor warrant caution.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the October 2025 verification report, while the April 2025 monitoring report claimed it was 'deemed negligible' — a direct contradiction on a material risk factor for a CMM project
• ⚠Buffer pool percentage not stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk for methane capture operations unquantified
• ⚠Four material findings in the verification report, including a voltage retrofit of four generators (400 V to 10,000 V) in August 2024 and an electricity meter calibration delay of over a year, with four corrective actions still open
• ⚠Safeguards documentation (FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing) recorded as absent in the May 2025 verification report but present in the October 2025 verification report, suggesting documentation was added after initial review
• ⚠Gas capture legally mandated — additionality in doubt

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