Madushan Hydropower Project on Honghe River in Yunnan Province, China
Developer: Honghe Guangyuan Madushan Hydropower Development Co., Ltd
Assessment
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Evidence
Eligibility & market
What can you claim with this credit?
Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).
Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002
The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.
Source: ICVCM assessment
Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: project sector
Paris Agreement (Article 6)
No Article 6 authorization
No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.
Source: registry label
Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.
Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42,216 | 42,216 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 446,900 | 276,656 | 170,244 | |
| 2013 | 317,300 | 117,300 | 200,000 | |
| 2015 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 155,000 | 152,377 | 2,623 | |
| 2018 | 95,634 | 95,634 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 953,218 | 953,218 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 256,217 | 253,405 | 2,812 | |
| 2021 | 60,367 | 60,367 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,526,852 | 2,151,173 | 375,679 |
Retired by
- Yamato Transport Co., Ltd900,000 t
- AESC Group Ltd176,860 t
- OdA67,000 t
- MIANYANG BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD(绵阳京东方光电科技有限公司)58,200 t
- Nordic Energy Services LLC45,288 t
- Shanghai Pacific Millennium Packaging & Paper Industries Co., Ltd45,221 t
- 山东世纪阳光纸业集团有限公司（Shandong Century Sunshine Paper Group Company Limited）40,561 t
- Bitmain Technologies Limited39,005 t
- Shanghai Pacific Millennium Packaging & Paper Group Co., Ltd24,900 t
- PUK Group GmbH & Co.KG14,645 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+35)
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