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Re-assessment pendingCDMHydroHondurasRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.D

La Esperanza Hydroelectric Project

Developer: Consorcio de Inversiones S.A. (CISA)

CDM-0009 ↗

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#3379of 5060 in Renewable energy#25of 48 in Honduras#3577of 5732 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1256of 2003 in AMS-I.D

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 22 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 4.9 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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

Scored2026-09-22medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2020-12-31

evidence: 7/7 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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Analysis

The La Esperanza Hydroelectric Project is a CDM-registered small hydro scheme in Honduras with VVB-confirmed additionality and conservative credit delivery (approximately 62% of the pro-rata expectation for the elapsed monitoring period). However, five material findings—including a generating-capacity discrepancy of nearly 0.8 MW and an outdated 2015 grid emission factor—along with contradictions in baseline method and leakage justification across documents, introduce meaningful uncertainty into the integrity and claim-safety assessment.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 22 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 7 registry documents (7 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

Transactions in the CDM registry are discontinued as of 31 December 2026 (UNFCCC, checked 6 October 2026). The UNEP-CCC Article 6 Pipeline lists the transition of this activity to the Article 6.4 mechanism as approved. This page keeps the project's record and our analysis.

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  • 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

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2005
2,21002,210
2008
21,632021,632
2009
27,961027,961
2011
67,822067,822
2013
60,388060,388
2014
23,205023,205
2015
41,850041,850
2018
29,341029,341
2019
4,34604,346
2020
30,561030,561
2021
44,938044,938
Total354,2540354,254

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2017AMS-I.Dversion not confirmed in the document text

    monitoring report

  2. 2017–2018AMS-I.Dversion not confirmed in the document text

    monitoring report

  3. 2019–2020AMS-I.Dversion not confirmed in the document text

    monitoring report

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

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