Yandun 8C Wind Farm Project

Audit Analysis

The Yandun 8C Wind Farm is a Gold Standard renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a jurisdictional baseline, but it is undermined by a severe under-delivery in the 2024 monitoring period (approximately 4% of the pro-rata expectation), 34 corrective actions raised during verification, and multiple contradictions between the 2022 and 2023 verification reports. The project's core design is sound for a wind installation, yet data reliability and documentation quality are significant concerns.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The 2024 monitoring report claims only 2,568.4 tCO2 avoided for the full year, which is roughly 4% of the pro-rata expectation derived from the 325,421 tCO2 verified over the 5-year crediting period — a discrepancy that may indicate a data error, extremely low wind output, or a scope mismatch between documents.
• ⚠34 corrective actions were raised in the verification process, spanning SDG monitoring inconsistencies, missing technical flow charts, incorrect GHG type listings, and misaligned monitoring plans, indicating substantial documentation weaknesses.
• ⚠A material finding regarding double counting and China ETS inclusion was raised (and closed), but the project's relationship to China's national emissions trading system is not further clarified in the available record.
• ⚠CCP status and CORSIA eligibility are not stated in any available document, leaving the double-claiming risk unassessed.

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