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Re-assessment pendingCDMHydroChinaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.D

Yunnan Lincang Zhenai Hydropower Project

Developer: Lincang Xinrui Power Generation Co., Ltd

CDM-1994 ↗

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#3778of 5070 in Renewable energy#2181of 3064 in China#4098of 5732 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1388of 2002 in AMS-I.D

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 25 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.7 / 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

Scored2026-09-25medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2021-08-31

evidence: 5/5 registry documents analyzed · 3 red flags

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Analysis

A small CDM hydropower project in Yunnan, China, validated by TÜV NORD CERT using the AMS I.D. methodology with a jurisdictional baseline and smart-meter monitoring. The project's core design is sound for its sector, but the available documents lack explicit confirmation of the additionality test, and a significant discrepancy in ex-ante emission reduction figures across the PDD and validation report (27,949 vs 195,643 tCO₂e) introduces material uncertainty about the true credit volume. Two corrective action requests related to PDD tool identification further temper confidence.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 25 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 3 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 5 registry documents (5 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 a request to move this activity to the Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement. This page keeps the project's record and our analysis.

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

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  • 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
2010
24,190024,190
2011
35,616035,616
2022
229,8730229,873
Total289,6790289,679

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2015–2021AMS-I.D v18.0current version

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

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

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