Guodian Shaanxi Jingbian Jishanliang 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW CDM wind project in China with VVB-confirmed additionality (combined investment and barrier test) and a standard methodology (ACM0002), but undermined by five inter-document contradictions, over twenty material findings at validation, three unresolved corrective actions, and the absence of a verified ERR figure. The project's avoidance-based design limits permanence risk, yet the baseline-method discrepancy and missing FNRB data create meaningful over-crediting uncertainty.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Five contradictions between the 2012 validation report and the 2021 monitoring report, including baseline method (project vs jurisdictional), crediting period dates, and cumulative ERR (298,844 vs 260,588 tCO₂e), indicating inconsistent record-keeping across the project lifecycle.
• ⚠Twenty-plus material findings (CAR-1 through CL-11a) were raised at validation, and three corrective actions (LoAs, project procedures, IRR spreadsheet) remain unresolved, suggesting the additionality and financial viability evidence was incomplete at approval.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available in the extracted record; only a claimed lifetime total of 298,844 tCO₂e is present, making independent over-crediting assessment impossible.
• ⚠FNRB method and value are not stated in any available document, leaving the net-benefit calculation unverifiable.

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