Hebei Zhangbei Baimiaotan Wind Power Project Phase II

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project in China with VVB-confirmed additionality and inherently low permanence risk, but undermined by four cross-document contradictions (baseline method, leakage justification, crediting period, and ERR figures) and a material finding about a shared transformer with another CDM project. The monitoring period shows under-delivery relative to the pro-rata expectation, which is conservative, but the absence of a buffer pool, a 0% leakage deduction with inconsistent justification, and several unverified safety fields (CCP, CORSIA, FNRB) limit confidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Material finding: shared main transformer and transmission line with another CDM project, requiring a revised distribution method for net generation — risk of double-counting between the two projects.
• ⚠Baseline method is characterised as 'project' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report, creating ambiguity about the baseline basis.
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: the validation report deems leakage negligible, while the monitoring report does not address leakage at all, yet a 0% deduction is applied.
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified despite the absence of reversal events.

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