LANDFILL GAS EXTRACTION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECT - ISTANBUL, TURKEY
GS-1154 ↗ · current registry ID: GS707
#89of 189 in Methane#237of 295 in Turkey#1082of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#82of 159 in ACM0001
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard landfill gas project in Istanbul has a VVB-verified investment additionality test and inherent permanence from methane destruction, but is significantly undermined by 19 unresolved corrective actions, one sub-project (Odayeri) producing zero reductions due to gas depletion, and an unapproved design change at Kömürcüoda. The project delivered roughly 46% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, indicating conservative crediting but also operational fragility. Data contradictions across monitoring and verification reports reduce confidence in the reported figures.
Red Flags
- 19 corrective actions (CARs) and 4 corrective requests (CRs) remain open per the January 2025 verification report, indicating systemic MRV and compliance deficiencies
- Odayeri sub-project produced no electricity or emission reductions due to cessation of waste intake and gas depletion, yet remains part of the registered project
- Kömürcüoda emission reductions were capped to registered PDD capacity due to an unapproved design change, raising questions about the validity of reported reductions for that sub-project
- Grievance logbooks for a previous monitoring period were lost, creating a gap in social compliance records
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 929,275 | 590,305 | 338,970 | |
| 2016 | 431,454 | 390,728 | 40,726 | |
| 2019 | 262,600 | 90,664 | 171,936 | |
| 2020 | 874,500 | 128,718 | 745,782 | |
| 2021 | 683,608 | 107,072 | 576,536 | |
| 2022 | 379,687 | 40,860 | 338,827 | |
| 2023 | 351,650 | 0 | 351,650 | |
| 2024 | 13,487 | 0 | 13,487 | |
| Total | 3,926,261 | 1,348,347 | 2,577,914 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified investment test; capture not legally required
reversal events not addressed
0% deduction, deemed negligible — appropriate for LFG destruction
Project-specific modeled baseline, last reassessed 2017; characterisation contradiction unresolved
FPIC and grievance mechanism present, but logbooks lost; benefit sharing contradictory across reports
CORSIA eligibility not stated; CCP status not mentioned — dual-channel risk unassessed
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