Guohua Binzhou Zhanhua Phase II 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind project in China validated under CDM with a jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed investment additionality test. However, a seven-fold discrepancy in the claimed emission reduction figure between the PDD and the validation report, the absence of any monitoring-period data, and low extraction confidence across the document set significantly limit confidence in the project's verified performance and data reliability.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The PDD claims 782,243 tCO₂e of lifetime reductions while the validation report (TÜV Rheinland, Dec 2012) validates only 111,749 tCO₂e — a roughly 7× gap that raises serious questions about the accuracy of the project's own documentation.
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified emission reduction figure is present in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm whether the project actually delivered the validated reductions during its 2012–2019 crediting period.
• ⚠The grid emission factor used (1.0755 tCO₂/MWh) is dated 2007, predating the crediting period start in December 2012, and no updated or reassessed baseline figure is found in the available documents.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, which undermines confidence in the completeness of the extracted data.

Credit Vintages

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