Hebei Shangyi Chaoligai 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind project in Hebei, China, validated under CDM with a jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed combined additionality test. However, the available record is limited to the validation stage: no monitoring reports, no verified emissions, and a significant discrepancy between the PDD and validation report on total emissions reductions (a factor-of-seven gap). Twelve material findings and fourteen corrective actions at validation indicate substantial documentation and calculation issues that were addressed before registration, but the absence of post-validation data prevents any assessment of actual delivery.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Total ERR in the PDD (733,852 tCO₂e) is exactly seven times the figure in the validation report (104,836 tCO₂e), suggesting the PDD stated the lifetime total while the VVB reported an annual figure — a material documentation inconsistency that undermines confidence in the claimed credit volume.
• ⚠Twelve material findings (six CARs, six CLs) at validation, including incorrect financial parameters, missing baseline parameters, and non-compliant monitoring plan, indicate the PDD required substantial revision before registration.
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified emissions data are present in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm whether the project actually delivered the claimed reductions during its 2013–2019 crediting period.
• ⚠Leakage treatment is inconsistent across documents: the validation report states leakage was 'deemed negligible' while an appendix references a 'quantified' approach, with no clear reconciliation.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.