Weibei Pipeline Associated Gas Recovery Project

Audit Analysis

The Weibei Pipeline Associated Gas Recovery Project is a straightforward fugitive methane capture activity under VCS methodology AM0009 v7.0, with additionality confirmed by the VVB via a combined test. However, one corrective action on financial indicators remains open, leakage is deemed negligible without quantification, and several contradictions between the PDD and validation report (including a 10× discrepancy in the lifetime ERR figure) introduce data-reliability concerns. The project is newly registered with no monitoring reports yet available, limiting the ability to verify delivery against claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠One corrective action remains open: financial indicators and IRR data required under Tool 27 for the additionality analysis were not provided at validation.
• ⚠The PDD reported a lifetime ERR of 3,541,521 tCO2e while the validation report states 354,152 tCO2e — a tenfold discrepancy that, although corrected in the VR, signals a data-quality weakness in the project documentation chain.
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% and justified as 'deemed negligible' without a quantified assessment, despite the project type (associated gas capture) where displaced gas could theoretically be combusted elsewhere.
• ⚠Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) was not conducted, although a grievance mechanism and benefit-sharing description are present.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.