Guohua Tongliao Kezuo Zhongqi Phase II 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind farm in Inner Mongolia, China, validated under CDM methodology ACM0002. The project is a straightforward renewable-energy displacement activity with a jurisdictional baseline and a reasonable negligible-leakage claim, but the validation report identified a critical error in the grid reference (North China used instead of NorthEast China Power Grid) alongside three additional corrective actions related to outdated document versions. The limited documentation set, low extraction confidence, and absence of monitoring-period data constrain confidence in the final credit figures.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The validation report (CL1) found that the grid emission factor for the North China Power Grid was applied instead of the correct NorthEast China Power Grid, meaning the baseline calculation used an incorrect reference grid for a project located in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia.
• ⚠Four material findings / corrective actions were raised at validation, including use of an outdated PDD form, an outdated methodology version, an outdated emission-factor tool, and the grid-reference error, indicating quality-control gaps in the validation process.
• ⚠The additionality test type and explicit VVB confirmation of additionality are not stated in the extracted record, leaving the additionality assessment opaque.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and the completeness of the evidence base is uncertain.

Credit Vintages