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Qianzhong Pingzhai Hydro Power Project

Standard
GCC
Methodology
ACM0002 (CDM)
Registry
GCC-499 ↗ · Registered
Country
China
Developer
Chongqing Huidiangu Energy Technology Co., Ltd
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CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Qianzhong Pingzhai Hydro Power Project (GCC-499) 3.6 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 3 Nov 2026. The analysis read 8 of the 8 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based rating

010203 Document-based rating 3.6 / 10
Additionality 🔒 Quantification 🔒 Claim safety 🔒
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Document-based rating

3.6/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: medium

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. Additionality and quantification start from a public grade; permanence starts at 5.0, the neutral point, where none applies, and claim safety always does.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 3 Nov 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI does not grade this programme for this type of project: the CDM grade is used)
  • Quantification: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI does not grade this programme for this type of project: the CDM grade is used)
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project applies

Rules that raised the number: 2

Each rule, with the fact and the source it rests on, is in the Premium analysis.

Not counted in the number

  • The vintage: the registry records we hold show no issuance
  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

Analysed on 3 Nov 2026

evidence: 8/8 registry documents read

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Global Carbon Council (GCC)
Methodology
ACM0002 version 21.0 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 3 Nov 2026 · 8/8 registry documents read

Analysis

Qianzhong Pingzhai Hydro Power Project (China) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (hydro, 2 sets of 68MW, 2 sets of 2.1 MW and 1 set 6.4 MW capacity hydroelectric generators with a new-build 13.6 W/m2 reservoir/25//32/) under ACM0002 version 21.0; registry status Registered (GCC), issuance not captured in the registry data (not stated, not zero). The documents name CTI Certification Co., LTD as validation / verification body. The documents estimate 160,309 tCO2e per year, 1,603,090 tCO2e over the 10-year crediting period. No monitoring or verification report is in the record yet.

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Pilot phase only (2021–2023)

    Eligible only for the pilot phase: not usable for the current 2024–2026 phase.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: credits of this project that carry the label on the registry — not every unit or lot

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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.

Credit Vintages

Issuance data not yet available — check back soon.

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. Period not statedACM0002 v21.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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CarbonMeld (2026). Qianzhong Pingzhai Hydro Power Project (GCC-499): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 3 Nov 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/qianzhong-pingzhai-hydro-power-project/.

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