Hebei Shirenshan Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

The Hebei Shirenshan Wind Power Project is a CDM-registered wind facility with VVB-confirmed additionality and a standard grid-emission-factor baseline, but the validation report flagged 20 material findings including calculation errors and incomplete MRV descriptions. Multiple contradictions between the PDD, validation report, and successive monitoring reports reduce confidence in the consistency of the project record. The project is a low-technology-risk avoidance activity, yet the volume of corrective actions and the absence of a verified ERR figure for the monitoring period leave meaningful uncertainty about actual credit delivery.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The validation report lists 20 material findings, including 'Correct emission reduction calculation errors' and 'Use most recent NDRC values,' indicating the baseline calculation required correction before registration.
• ⚠Baseline method is reported as 'project' in the 2012 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2008 validation report — an unresolved inconsistency that affects how the grid emission factor was applied.
• ⚠Total verified ERR for the 2011–2012 monitoring period is not stated in the extracted record, preventing a pro-rata delivery check against the 124,613 tCO₂e lifetime claim.
• ⚠Two successive monitoring reports give different lifetime ERR figures (87,443 in 2009 vs 124,613 in 2011), suggesting the baseline or grid EF was revised without a clear reconciliation note.

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