Guizhou Jinsha Changxing CMM Power Generation Project

Audit Analysis

A CMM power generation project in China with VVB-verified additionality and a recent verification report, but undermined by a direct contradiction on whether methane capture is legally required, a first monitoring period delivering only ~45% of the pro-rata PDD expectation, and a thin 0% leakage justification. The project-specific baseline and two material findings with corrective actions further moderate confidence in the credit quality.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Contradiction between the PDD (capture not legally required) and the monitoring report (capture legally required) directly undermines the additionality claim; if capture is mandated, the project may not be additional.
• ⚠First monitoring period verified ERR of 131,702 tCO2e is only ~45% of the pro-rata expectation (~292,000) derived from the PDD lifetime estimate of 1,522,900 tCO2e over 10 years, signalling potential over-crediting in the ex-ante estimate.
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% is justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis, which is thin for a CMM project where unutilised methane could be flared or vented.
• ⚠Two material findings in the verification report (missing stakeholder identification process; inconsistent waste-heat description) required corrective actions in the Joint PD & MR.
• ⚠Gas capture legally mandated — additionality in doubt

Credit Vintages

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