Kumköy Hydroelectric Power Plant, Samsun
#386of 1935 in Renewable energy#9of 26 in Türkiye#192of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#290of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The Kumköy hydroelectric project is a registered VCS avoidance project with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but it is undermined by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction with contradictory justification language, and the absence of documented safeguards, FPIC, or a grievance mechanism in the most recent verification report. Ten contradictions across documents—particularly on safeguards, FPIC, and baseline method—raise data-reliability concerns that temper confidence in the overall record.
Red Flags
- Safeguards, FPIC, and grievance mechanism are reported as absent in the most recent verification report (2023-02-14), contradicting an earlier report from 2023-01-31 that indicated they were present
- Leakage deduction is 0% yet the justification is described as 'quantified' in the verification report while the monitoring report calls it 'deemed negligible'—an internally inconsistent treatment
- Baseline method is stated as 'project-specific' in the verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the monitoring report, creating ambiguity about the actual baseline approach
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39,014 | 39,014 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 39,959 | 39,959 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 41,541 | 41,541 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 16,742 | 16,742 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 52,506 | 52,506 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 52,754 | 52,754 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 34,969 | 34,969 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 35,593 | 32,571 | 3,022 | |
| 2019 | 52,196 | 51,404 | 792 | |
| 2020 | 42,055 | 42,055 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3,245 | 3,170 | 75 | |
| Total | 410,574 | 406,685 | 3,889 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
avoidance type mitigates risk
0% deduction with contradictory justification
Project-specific; method contradicts monitoring report
FPIC, grievance, safeguards absent in latest VR
CORSIA excluded; CCP not stated
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