Hebei Chongli County Qingsanying Second Phase 49.3 MW Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.3 MW onshore wind project under CDM methodology ACM0002 with VVB-confirmed combined additionality and a standard grid-emission-factor baseline. The project is methodologically sound for its type, but documentation of safeguards, leakage justification, and verified emission reductions is thin, and several contradictions between the PDD and later monitoring reports introduce moderate uncertainty.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project-specific' in the 2016 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the PDD — the grid emission factor (0.99174, 2008) is inherently jurisdictional, so the 2016 characterisation is inconsistent and may signal a documentation error.
• ⚠Leakage justification is stated as 'not addressed' in the 2016 monitoring report, contradicting the 2012 report which described it as quantified; a 0% deduction is reasonable for wind but the lack of explicit justification in the later document weakens the record.
• ⚠No verified ERR figure was found in the extracted record; only the lifetime claimed total (389,173 tCO₂e) is available, making it impossible to confirm actual delivery against expectation.
• ⚠Safeguards documentation is minimal: no FPIC, no grievance mechanism, and no benefit-sharing detail beyond a boolean flag in the PDD.

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