Wuhan Jiangxia Changshankou LFG Power Project Phase II

Audit Analysis

A VCS-registered landfill gas power project in China with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test, FPIC, and a grievance mechanism in place. However, the project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' a corrective action request on grid emission factors, and contradictions between the verification report and monitoring report on baseline type and additionality test type introduce moderate integrity and claim-safety concerns. ERR delivery is consistent with the ex-ante estimate on a pro-rata basis, and documentation coverage is adequate but extraction confidence is only medium.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Corrective Action Request raised in the verification report requiring revision of annual power generation and emission reductions based on updated 2023 grid emission factors, indicating the initial calculations used outdated parameters.
• ⚠Contradiction between the verification report (baseline described as 'measured') and the monitoring report (baseline described as 'modeled'), creating uncertainty about the actual baseline methodology.
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified solely as 'deemed negligible' without a quantified assessment, which is a weak basis for an LFG project where displaced gas or alternative capture pathways could constitute leakage.

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