Guyuan Wuhuaping 49.5 MW Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

A standard 49.5 MW onshore wind CDM project in China using the well-established ACM0002 methodology, with additionality confirmed by SGS UK via an investment test. The project delivered approximately 101% of its pro-rata emission reduction expectation for the monitored period, and all corrective actions raised during verification were resolved. Several inter-document contradictions (baseline method, leakage treatment, additionality test type, crediting period dates, and an internal ERR discrepancy) introduce moderate data-reliability concerns but do not indicate material over-crediting.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The monitoring report (2016) lists two different total ERR figures (335,350 and 56,977) without clear labelling of which is cumulative versus period-specific, creating ambiguity in the verified reduction record.
• ⚠The monitoring report (2016) describes the baseline as 'project' while the verification report (2012) confirms a 'jurisdictional' grid-emission-factor baseline; the discrepancy is unresolved in the extracted record.
• ⚠Grid emission factor is based on 2008 data, which is the most recent available under CDM rules at the time but limits confidence in the baseline's currency.
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed.

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