Guodian Weichang wind and photovoltaic power project

Audit Analysis

A CDM-era wind and PV project in China with a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline and VVB-confirmed additionality, but undermined by a seven-fold discrepancy between the PDD and validation report ERR figures, numerous material findings at validation, and the absence of any verified monitoring data in the extracted record. The project type (avoidance of grid electricity) inherently carries low reversal and leakage risk, yet the data reliability issues and documentation gaps prevent a higher confidence assessment.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven-fold ERR discrepancy: the PDD (2012-10-22) states 703,416 tCO₂e while the validation report (2012-10-23) states 100,488 tCO₂e — a 7× difference that is unexplained in the extracted record and raises serious data-reliability concerns.
• ⚠Ten material findings (5 CARs + 5 CLs) at validation, including missing Letters of Approval, an incomplete project boundary (NECPG omitted), and inconsistent technical specifications, indicating a weak initial design submission.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available in the extracted record; the monitoring period (2012–2019) has fully elapsed yet no verification data was captured.
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.8958 tCO₂/MWh is drawn from 2009 data, which is dated even for a CDM-era project.

Credit Vintages

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