Cataloluk HEPP
GS-1237 ↗ · current registry ID: GS872
#136of 295 in Turkey#351of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#231of 806 in AMS-I.D
Audit Analysis
Cataloluk HEPP is a small hydro avoidance project with VVB-verified additionality and smart-meter monitoring, but its integrity is undermined by a high volume of corrective action requests (up to 20 in a single verification cycle), unresolved contradictions on FPIC and benefit-sharing status, and a baseline-method discrepancy between the PDD and the latest verification report. The project delivered roughly 84% of its pro-rata expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, indicating no material over-crediting, yet the documentation record shows medium extraction confidence and multiple cross-document inconsistencies that erode confidence in the underlying data.
Red Flags
- 20 Corrective Action Requests and 5 Clarification Requests in a single verification cycle (2025 verification report), with 13 CARs still listed as open corrective actions
- FPIC status contradicted: the 2013 verification report confirms FPIC was conducted, but the 2020 PDD states it was not — a material safeguard gap for a Gold Standard project
- Benefit-sharing described in the 2017 verification report but explicitly not described in the 2024 validation report, creating uncertainty about Gold Standard community-benefit obligations
- Baseline method recorded as 'project-specific' in the 2025 verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2020 PDD — the methodological basis for the baseline is unclear
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,012 | 8,012 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 16,955 | 16,716 | 239 | |
| 2012 | 17,398 | 17,398 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 15,917 | 15,917 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7,232 | 7,232 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 17,430 | 17,430 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 446 | 0 | 446 | |
| 2023 | 10,754 | 0 | 10,754 | |
| 2024 | 5,111 | 0 | 5,111 | |
| Total | 99,255 | 82,705 | 16,550 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified investment test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, quantified justification
Project-specific, method contradicts PDD
FPIC and benefit-sharing contradicted across docs
CORSIA-eligible, CCP status not stated
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