Balabanli Wind Power Plant
GS-190 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1322
#419of 1935 in Renewable energy#93of 295 in Turkey#180of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#313of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Balabanlı Wind Power Plant is a Gold Standard wind project with VVB-confirmed additionality (combined test) and reasonable safeguards, but it is undermined by a significant discrepancy between the PDD ex-ante estimate (112,167 tCO₂e) and the verified figure (319,116 tCO₂e), a project-specific baseline, and an extensive list of 17 corrective actions that had to be resolved during verification. The project is CORSIA-eligible with CCP status not stated, creating dual-channel risk.
Red Flags
- The PDD ex-ante estimate of 112,167 tCO₂e is roughly one-tenth of the 319,116 tCO₂e verified for a single two-year monitoring period, implying the project delivered approximately 1,000% of the pro-rata expectation — a discrepancy that is not explained in the available documents and raises over-crediting concerns.
- Seventeen Corrective Action Requests, 22 Clarification Requests, and 1 Forward Action Request were raised during validation, including calculation errors in emission reductions, incorrect meter calibration dates, and misaligned monitoring parameters, indicating substantial initial data-quality problems.
- Reversal risk is explicitly 'not addressed' in the 2025 verification report, and no buffer pool percentage is stated, leaving permanence governance undocumented despite the project being an avoidance-type wind installation.
- CORSIA eligibility is confirmed while CCP status is not stated, leaving the project exposed to potential dual-channel use without a clear single-registry commitment.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51,477 | 51,459 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 90,907 | 90,907 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 95,655 | 95,655 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 101,875 | 82,237 | 19,638 | |
| 2018 | 112,495 | 111,787 | 708 | |
| 2019 | 104,746 | 104,515 | 231 | |
| 2020 | 112,933 | 112,933 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 113,961 | 104,609 | 9,352 | |
| 2022 | 118,434 | 0 | 118,434 | |
| 2023 | 117,726 | 300 | 117,426 | |
| Total | 1,020,209 | 754,402 | 265,807 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
Deemed negligible, reasonable for wind
Project-specific, not jurisdictional
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA-eligible, CCP status not stated
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