Poyraz 54.9 MW Wind Farm Project, Turkey

Audit Analysis

The Poyraz wind farm is a standard Gold Standard wind project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable pro-rata delivery of ~122% of the lifetime ex-ante expectation for the 2024 monitoring period. However, a Forward Action Request mandating an independent bird-migration study before first credit issuance, six corrective action requests, and a low extraction confidence across the document set materially weaken confidence in the project's environmental integrity and documentation quality.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Forward Action Request (GS Registration Review) requires an independent third-party study on bird migration routes and mitigation measures before the first credit issuance request — the project's environmental integrity is not yet fully cleared.
• ⚠Six Corrective Action Requests (CAR-1 through CAR-6) were raised during verification, indicating recurring documentation or compliance gaps.
• ⚠Total verified ERR for the 2024 monitoring period is not stated in the extracted record, preventing independent cross-check of the 176,846 tCO₂e claimed figure.
• ⚠Baseline method is reported as 'project' in the verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the monitoring report — an unresolved contradiction that affects baseline credibility.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and some facts may be incomplete.

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