Kocatepe Wind Power Plant, Turkey

Audit Analysis

The Kocatepe Wind Power Plant is a physical wind infrastructure project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a verified ERR that matches the claimed figure for the 2024 monitoring period. However, the project is undermined by eight cross-document contradictions, three outstanding corrective action requests, a leakage treatment that the verification report describes as unaddressed, and a low extraction confidence rating that limits assurance in the underlying data.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Eight contradictions across documents (leakage justification, baseline method, additionality test type, FPIC status, benefit sharing, crediting period, reversal events, ERR figures) indicate significant data reliability issues
• ⚠Three Corrective Action Requests (CARs) remain open per the verification report (2025-01-17)
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% is described as 'not addressed' in the verification report, while the monitoring report claims it was 'deemed negligible' — no quantified justification found
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated 'low', meaning at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing assurance in all extracted figures
• ⚠Benefit sharing is described in the PDD but the monitoring report (2024-10-23) states it is not described — a concern for Gold Standard co-benefit requirements

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