Corum Solar Power Plant Project

Audit Analysis

The Corum Solar Power Plant is a Gold Standard grid-connected solar thermal project in Turkey with a solid additionality assessment (combined test, VVB-verified by RINA) and a jurisdictional baseline. The project is an avoidance-type renewable energy credit with minimal permanence risk, though several data gaps (FN/RB method, usage rates) and eight cross-document contradictions moderate confidence. Overall a reasonably well-documented project with minor verification findings that were all closed.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Eight contradictions across documents, including baseline method shifting from 'project' (2023) to 'jurisdictional' (2024) and additionality test type differing between the PDD ('common practice') and the validation report ('combined')
• ⚠A Finding of Additional Relevance (FAR) noted a minor discrepancy in net electricity generation values between the main source and cross-check source, though the VVB stated it does not necessarily affect claimed ERs
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage stated and reversal events listed as 'not addressed' in the extracted record, though this is less critical for an avoidance-type solar electricity project
• ⚠FN/RB method and usage rate (assumed and verified) are not stated in any available document

Credit Vintages