Huadian Gansu Guazhou Ganhekou No. 7 Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind farm project in Gansu, China, with a solid combined additionality test confirmed by DNV and inherently strong permanence as an avoidance-type renewable energy project. The main concerns are a contradiction in baseline methodology (project-specific vs. jurisdictional) between the PDD and monitoring report, a 2009 grid emission factor that may not reflect current grid conditions, and several key MRV parameters (verified ERR, FNRB, usage monitoring method) that are absent from the extracted record. Overall a moderate-quality project with standard CDM-era documentation.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Baseline methodology is described as 'project-specific' in the 2011 monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2009 PDD — the basis for emission factor selection is ambiguous
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.92928 tCO2/MWh is from 2009; no evidence of periodic grid EF updates during the 7-year crediting period
• ⚠Verified ERR figure is not stated in the extracted record, preventing independent cross-check of claimed reductions
• ⚠Leakage justification is inconsistent: 'quantified' in the monitoring report vs. 'deemed negligible' in the validation report, yet the deduction is 0%

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