Karakurt 10.8 MW Wind Farm

Audit Analysis

The Karakurt 10.8 MW wind farm is a relatively straightforward renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality and aligned claimed/verified ERR figures. However, a contradictory leakage justification within the same 2022 verification report, a baseline method discrepancy between the 2010 and 2022 reports, 12 corrective actions related to monitoring manual gaps, and an outdated 2006 grid emission factor introduce moderate concerns about data reliability and MRV robustness.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The 2022 verification report contains an internal contradiction on leakage justification, describing it as both 'quantified' and 'deemed negligible' within the same document, undermining confidence in the 0% leakage deduction.
• ⚠The baseline method is reported as 'jurisdictional' in the 2022 verification report but as 'project' in the 2010 verification report, creating ambiguity about the actual baseline construction.
• ⚠Twelve corrective actions were required to strengthen the Monitoring Manual (diesel monitoring, cross-check procedures, archiving, internal audit, flow diagrams), indicating the MRV system was materially incomplete at the time of verification.
• ⚠The grid emission factor of 0.665 tCO2/MWh is sourced from 2006 data, which is over 15 years old at the time of the 2022 verification and may not reflect current grid conditions in Turkey.

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