Ho Bon Hydropower Project

Audit Analysis

The Ho Bon Hydropower Project is a small-scale CDM hydropower avoidance project in Vietnam with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional grid baseline, but the available record is limited to validation-stage documents with no monitoring reports, low extraction confidence, and a significant 7× discrepancy between the PDD's claimed emissions and the VVB-validated figure. Multiple material findings and corrective actions at validation indicate the project design required substantial revision before registration.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠PDD claimed 302,995 tCO2e while the VVB validation report validated only 43,285 tCO2e — a 7× over-claiming in the project proponent's document that was corrected by the VVB
• ⚠Four corrective action requests and three clarification requests were raised in the validation report, including errors in emission factors, project start date, and stakeholder meeting documentation
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified emissions data are available in the extracted record; the project's actual performance over its 2011–2017 crediting period cannot be assessed
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.