Guohua Binzhou Zhanhua 49.5MW Wind Farm Project (Phase 1)

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind project in China registered under CDM with a jurisdictional baseline and a 7-year crediting period (2016–2023). The project is inherently low-risk in terms of permanence and leakage, but the extracted record is sparse: additionality test details, monitoring data, and verified emission reductions are absent, and the extraction confidence is flagged as low. A minor contradiction on leakage treatment between the PDD and the validation report was resolved in favour of the later validation report.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation of additionality are not stated in any available document, leaving a gap in the additionality evidence chain.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable and the extracted record may be incomplete.
• ⚠No monitoring report data (monitoring period, verified ERR, FNRB) was found in the extracted record, preventing any pro-rata delivery check.
• ⚠Contradiction between the PDD (leakage 'quantified') and the validation report (leakage 'deemed negligible') suggests inconsistent documentation of the leakage assessment.

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