DAGBASI HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT

Integrity

Additionality is relatively strong because the VVB confirmed an investment test (monitoring report, 2022). The baseline is described as project-specific rather than standardized, and the timing of any baseline reassessment is not stated in the extracted record, which adds uncertainty over a multi-year monitoring period (monitoring report, 2022). Leakage is treated as negligible with a 0% deduction; while this can be reasonable for grid-connected renewables, the extracted record does not provide detailed justification beyond the negligible designation (monitoring report, 2022).

Transparency

The monitoring period is clearly stated (2014-04-11 to 2020-04-10) and the claimed and verified totals match exactly at 57,843 tCO2e, which supports transparent MRV outcomes (monitoring report, 2022). The VVB is identified (Re Carbon Gözetim Denetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Şti.), and no material findings or corrective actions are reported (monitoring report, 2022). However, CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in the extracted record, limiting transparency on downstream claim pathways.

Claim Safety

Over-crediting risk is moderated by the exact match between claimed and verified ERs and the use of an established renewable electricity methodology (AMS-I.D. v17.0) with a stated grid emission factor of 0.5299 (monitoring report, 2022). Claim safety is weakened by the project-specific baseline approach and the lack of a stated baseline reassessment date in the extracted record, which can matter for grid EF evolution over time. In addition, safeguards-related statements differ between early and later documents, which can elevate reputational/greenwashing risk for corporate claims (validation report, 2014; monitoring report, 2022).

Documentation

Documentation coverage is fairly good: the extracted record includes a PDD, validation report, monitoring report, and issuance evidence, with six documents used and high extraction confidence. The monitoring report is relatively recent (2022-11-21) compared with the crediting period start (2014-04-11), supporting recency for MRV. The main documentation weakness is internal inconsistency on safeguards-related disclosures between the validation report (2014) and monitoring report (2022), which reduces confidence in completeness and continuity of stakeholder-process reporting.

Overall

Overall quality is moderate-to-good for a VCS renewable avoidance project: additionality is VVB-confirmed and ER accounting is consistent (monitoring report, 2022). However, several safeguards-related items are contradictory across documents: the monitoring report (2022) indicates safeguards were mentioned, FPIC conducted, a grievance mechanism exists, and benefit-sharing is described, while the validation report (2014) indicates these were not present. For scoring, the more recent monitoring report values were privileged because they may reflect processes implemented over time, but the contradiction itself signals reliability risk and is scored down accordingly. CORSIA/CCP status is not stated in the extracted record, adding uncertainty for claim channel safety.