Hongyan 8MW Hydropower Project in Luoping County

Audit Analysis

The Hongyan 8 MW hydropower project is a CDM avoidance project with VVB-confirmed additionality and no inherent reversal risk, but its credibility is undermined by eleven material findings at validation, a 37 % discrepancy in the grid emission factor between the validation report and an appendix, and a contradiction in the stated baseline method. No monitoring-period data or verified emission reductions are available in the extracted record, leaving the actual delivery of the 167,454 tCO₂e lifetime claim unassessable.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Grid emission factor differs by 37 % between the validation report (0.7134 tCO₂/MWh, 2010) and an appendix (0.976 tCO₂/MWh); the higher value would inflate credits substantially
• ⚠Baseline method is stated as 'project' in the validation report but 'jurisdictional' in the PDD, creating ambiguity about which baseline was actually used
• ⚠Eleven material findings at validation include non-reproducible investment sensitivity calculations, missing financial parameters, and insufficient monitoring-system description
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, verified ERR, or FNRB method is present in the extracted record, so actual credit delivery cannot be verified

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.