Hebei Weichang Yudaokou Pasture Northwest 200MW Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A 200 MW onshore wind project in Hebei, China, validated under CDM methodology ACM0002 v20.0 with a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline. The project type carries inherently low reversal and leakage risk, and no material findings were reported. However, the extracted record is thin: the additionality test type, monitoring period, verified ERR, and FNRB are all absent, and extraction confidence is flagged as low, limiting the depth of assurance available.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any extracted document, leaving the core CDM additionality requirement unverified in the available record.
• ⚠No monitoring period or verified ERR figure is present, so actual delivery against the claimed 2,361,352 tCO₂e cannot be assessed.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and critical fields may be missing rather than genuinely absent.
• ⚠Contradiction on leakage treatment: the validation report (May 2020) states 'deemed negligible' while a later appendix (Oct 2020) states 'quantified' — the more recent appendix is privileged, but the inconsistency weakens confidence in the leakage analysis.

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