Heqing County Liuhe 30MW Hydropower Plant

Audit Analysis

A 30 MW small-scale hydropower project in China registered under CDM with a combined additionality test confirmed by TÜV Nord. The project shows reasonable design for its type, but four contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports—particularly on baseline method and leakage justification—introduce uncertainty. Several key monitoring parameters remain unreported, limiting full verification of credit delivery.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline method is characterised as 'project' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report; for ACM0002 the baseline should be the grid emission factor, so the monitoring report's characterisation is inconsistent with the methodology
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: the validation report (2010) states leakage was deemed negligible, while the monitoring report (2011) states it was quantified, yet the deduction is 0% in both cases
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified despite the absence of a stated reversal mechanism
• ⚠Total verified ERR for the monitoring period is not reported (field is empty), preventing independent confirmation of credit delivery

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.