Harmanlik Wind Power Plant, Turkey

Audit Analysis

The Harmanlik Wind Power Plant is a Gold Standard wind project with a jurisdictional (grid-emission-factor) baseline, a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test, and no reversal events. The 2024 monitoring period delivered roughly 185% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation, indicating a conservative baseline. However, the very large volume of corrective actions (40+ items) across the monitoring and verification reports, combined with several cross-document contradictions, tempers confidence in the documentation and transparency of the MRV process.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠40+ corrective actions were issued across the monitoring and verification reports, many relating to incomplete SDG-impact documentation, missing sustainability monitoring parameters, and administrative inconsistencies in the monitoring report
• ⚠A contradiction exists on whether additionality was verified by the VVB: the 2024 verification report confirms it, but the 2025 monitoring report records it as not verified
• ⚠The ex-ante lifetime estimate (780,661 tCO2e, 2020 PDD) predates a documented design change for an installed-capacity increase, raising questions about whether the baseline was fully updated
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

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