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ScoredCDMHydroChinaRegistry: RegisteredACM0002

Shaba 30MW Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province China

Developer: Guizhou Zhongshui Energy Development Co., Ltd

CDM-1484 ↗

#2671of 4033 in Renewable energy#1431of 2297 in China#2879of 4472 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1916of 2743 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.0 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Scored2026-09-24medium confidenceLatest verified monitoring: 2016-12-31

evidence:5/5registry documents analyzed · 3red flags

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Analysis

The Shaba 30 MW hydro project is a standard CDM renewable-energy installation with a reasonable pro-rata delivery rate (~106% of the expected first-period allocation) and a quantified (zero) leakage deduction appropriate for grid-displacement hydro. However, the extracted record lacks explicit additionality test details, verified ERR figures, and usage-monitoring methodology, and the validation report flagged four procedural deficiencies in the PDD (outdated templates and methodology version) that required corrective action.

Red Flags

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Findings

Risk Indicators

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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)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish CORSIA eligibility per project.

  • 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

  • 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

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2009
42,247042,247
2010
84,026084,026
2011
56,358056,358
2012
54,890054,890
2013
75,233075,233
2015
148,8450148,845
2017
100,2060100,206
Total561,8050561,805

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