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ScoredCDMHydroChinaRegistry: RegisteredACM0002

Qi’nan Hydro Power Project

Developer: Yuzaikou Hydropower Co., Ltd

CDM-2120 ↗

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#2143of 4031 in Renewable energy#1089of 2297 in China#2238of 4472 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1527of 2741 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.3 / 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%.

Scored2026-09-23medium confidenceLatest verified monitoring: 2012-12-31

evidence:12/12registry documents analyzed · 3red flags

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Analysis

The Qi'nan Hydro Power Project is a CDM small-hydro project with a VVB-verified investment additionality test and no material findings, but it is undermined by a significant internal contradiction in claimed emission reductions (52,682 vs 99,852 tCO₂e within the same monitoring report), a project-specific baseline, and a grid emission factor drawn from 2005 that was applied to a 2011–2012 monitoring period. The project's hydro nature eliminates carbon-stock reversal risk, and the 0% leakage deduction is reasonable for grid-displacing electricity, but the data inconsistencies raise meaningful over-crediting concerns.

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Findings

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Eligibility & market

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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
2011
41,004041,004
2012
21,491021,491
Total62,495062,495

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