Dogancay HPPs run-of-river hydro project
#42of 770 in Renewable energy#11of 121 in Turkey#53of 629 in Verra (VCS)#28of 383 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Dogancay run-of-river hydro project in Turkey is a straightforward avoidance-type renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality, a conservative 2008 grid emission factor, and verified emissions below the pro-rata ex-ante expectation. The main weaknesses are a project-specific (rather than jurisdictional) baseline, a contradiction in the baseline method between the monitoring and verification reports, and an outstanding forward action request regarding the crediting period in the VCS registry.
Red Flags
- Baseline method is contradictory: the 2022 monitoring report describes a jurisdictional baseline while the 2023 verification report describes a project-specific baseline; the less robust project-specific interpretation was privileged.
- One Forward Action Request remains open: the project crediting period information in the VCS registry must be corrected before the next verification cycle.
- 29 Corrective Action Requests were raised during verification, indicating a non-trivial number of documentation or data issues that had to be resolved.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13,616 | 0 | 13,616 | |
| 2015 | 83,838 | 0 | 83,838 | |
| 2016 | 69,483 | 0 | 69,483 | |
| 2017 | 51,309 | 0 | 51,309 | |
| 2018 | 58,098 | 54,050 | 4,048 | |
| 2019 | 61,640 | 4,300 | 57,340 | |
| 2020 | 48,576 | 40,000 | 8,576 | |
| Total | 386,560 | 98,350 | 288,210 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Avoidance project – no reversal risk
0 % – negligible for run-of-river hydro
Project-specific; method contradicted across reports
FPIC, grievance mechanism, safeguards documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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