Hebei Weichang Miaozigou 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind farm in Hebei, China, validated under CDM with a combined additionality test confirmed by DNV. The project design is technically straightforward, but the available record is limited to the validation stage: no monitoring or verification data, low extraction confidence, and eight clarifications plus two corrective actions in the validation report weaken confidence in the additionality case and overall data reliability.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Eight clarifications (CLs) in the validation report question the additionality benchmark (8% IRR), investment cost assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and monitoring equipment accuracy — the additionality case required substantial justification before VVB sign-off.
• ⚠Two corrective actions (CARs) were required: Letters of Approval from China and the Annex I party, and the Memorandum of Consent, were not provided at validation.
• ⚠No monitoring or verification reports were found in the extracted record; actual performance against the claimed 98,081 tCO₂e/year (686,567 tCO₂e over the 7-year crediting period) cannot be confirmed.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing reliability of the extracted data.

Credit Vintages

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