Guodian Zhaoyuan Xiadian Wind Farm Phase I Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind project in China with a verified combined additionality test and jurisdictional baseline, but undermined by a seven-fold discrepancy between the PDD and validation report on total emissions reductions, twelve material findings in the validation report, and the complete absence of monitoring data to confirm actual credit delivery. The project's inherent low-risk profile as a wind avoidance project is offset by significant documentation quality issues and an unverifiable claim-to-delivery chain.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Seven-fold discrepancy in total ERR: the PDD (May 2012) states 641,662 tCO2e while the validation report (Aug 2012) records 91,666 tCO2e — a 7× gap that raises serious over-crediting concerns if the PDD figure was ever used for issuance
• ⚠Twelve material findings in the validation report, including inconsistent IRR calculations, a turbine count error (16 vs 33), and a common-practice analysis not aligned with the additionality tool, indicating a weak initial PDD submission
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified ERR figure is available in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm whether the project actually delivered the validated 91,666 tCO2e over the 2012–2019 crediting period
• ⚠No FNRB methodology, usage monitoring method, or grid emission factor update mechanism is documented for the seven-year crediting period

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.