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Re-assessment pendingVCSViet NamVintage 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018Registry: RegisteredAMS-I.D

Song Ong Hydropower Project

Developer: Song Ong Hydropower Joint Stock Company

VCS-836 ↗

#4411of 5087 in Renewable energy#190of 237 in Vietnam#1458of 1608 in Verra (VCS)#1722of 2004 in AMS-I.D

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 3 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 4.3 / 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%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

The Song Ong Hydropower Project is a VCS-registered small hydro avoidance project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional baseline, but it is burdened by an unusually high volume of material findings (over 30), unresolved CDM dual-claiming concerns, a 0% leakage deduction with contradictory justifications across verification reports, and a grid emission factor dating to 2007. The project over-delivered relative to its ex-ante estimate, which is reassuring for claim safety, but the documentation quality and data reliability are undermined by low extraction confidence and numerous corrective actions.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 3 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 19 registry documents (19 analyzed).

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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 ICVCMAMS-I.D

    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:2026-10-25

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2009
14,12914,1290
2010
24,01119,3084,703
2011
3,1153,1150
2012
18,36718,3670
2013
21,81021,8100
2014
18,39218,3920
2015
17,45017,4500
2016
20,19020,1900
2017
27,69819,5228,176
2018
3,2133,2130
Total168,375155,49612,879

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2009–2011AMS-I.Dversion not confirmed in the document text

    verification report

  2. 2012–2018AMS-I.D v16.0since replaced by v18.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2018–2019AMS-I.D v16.0since replaced by v18.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.D: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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