Guodian Liaocheng Biomass Power Project

Audit Analysis

The Guodian Liaocheng Biomass Power Project is a CDM biomass-to-electricity project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a standard grid-displacement baseline, but it is undermined by four cross-document contradictions (baseline method, leakage justification, ERR magnitude, and crediting period dates), a 0% leakage deduction with inconsistent rationale, and the absence of any verified ERR figure. The project's permanence risk is inherently low for a power-generation credit, yet the data-quality gaps and contradictory records limit confidence in the underlying claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Four contradictions between the validation report (2010) and the monitoring report (2011/2013) on baseline method, leakage justification, total ERR, and crediting-period dates indicate inconsistent project documentation
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% with the justification shifting from 'deemed negligible' (validation report) to 'quantified' (monitoring report) without a clear quantified figure in the extracted record
• ⚠Total ERR verified is not stated in any available document, leaving no independently confirmed emission-reduction figure
• ⚠Grid emission factor is from 2009 and no updated or reassessed baseline value is found in the extracted record

Credit Vintages