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ScoredCDMHydroVietnamRegistry: RegisteredGeneral Methodologyv2.1

Song Bung 4 Hydropower Project

Developer: Vietnam Electricity

CDM-6919 ↗

#3675of 4070 in Renewable energy#154of 158 in Vietnam#4285of 4481 in CDM (UNFCCC)

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.0 / 10 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%.

Analysis

The Song Bung 4 Hydropower Project is a CDM-registered renewable energy project with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a jurisdictional baseline, but the validation report lists 20 material findings covering baseline, additionality, and monitoring gaps. No monitoring or verified-emissions data was found in the extracted record, and three cross-document contradictions (grid emission factor, additionality test type, crediting period) reduce confidence in the underlying data. The project's credit quantity rests on a 2007 grid emission factor with no subsequent verification, leaving the claimed 1.57 MtCO₂ lifetime figure untested against actual performance.

Red Flags

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Findings

Risk Indicators

Additionality

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Permanence

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Leakage

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Baseline

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Safeguards

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Double-claim

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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

No issuances recorded on the registry.

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceGeneral Methodologyv2.1

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