Henan Province Ye County Matoushan Wind Power Plant

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project in Henan, China, with a jurisdictional grid-emission-factor baseline and VVB-confirmed investment additionality. The project is fundamentally sound for a wind avoidance project, but the validation report recorded nine material findings (all resolved) and a major discrepancy between the PDD's claimed emissions reductions (644,273 tCO₂e) and the VVB-verified figure (92,039 tCO₂e) raises data-quality concerns. Monitoring data and several safeguards details are absent from the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The PDD originally claimed 644,273 tCO₂e in total emissions reductions, but the VVB (CCSC) verified only 92,039 tCO₂e — an 86% reduction from the proponent's claim. CAR 2 in the validation report confirms an inconsistency between PDD sections A4.4 and B6.4 was corrected, suggesting the PDD contained significant calculation errors.
• ⚠Nine material findings (CARs) were raised during validation, including missing Letters of Approval, incorrect tax calculations in the IRR spreadsheet, use of an outdated grid-emission-factor tool, and insufficiently detailed monitoring procedures. Although all were resolved, the volume indicates weak initial PDD quality.
• ⚠No monitoring reports or monitoring period data were found in the extracted record, leaving the actual performance over the 2012–2019 crediting period unverifiable from available documents.
• ⚠Extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing confidence in the completeness of the evidence base.

Credit Vintages

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