SAKAL SOLAR FARM
#395of 1935 in Renewable energy#3of 12 in Senegal#198of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#300of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
The SAKAL Solar Farm is a VCS-registered renewable energy project in Senegal with a VVB-verified investment additionality test and a standard grid-emission-factor baseline. The 2024 monitoring period shows a 23% under-delivery versus ex-ante estimates (17,147 vs 22,270 tCO2e), driven by a two-month production halt, which is conservative for claim safety. However, the most recent verification report records a 0% leakage deduction with no stated justification, and several documentation gaps (missing equations, wrong MR template version) and a baseline-method contradiction between documents temper the overall assessment.
Red Flags
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the 2025 verification report, while the 2022 verification report had recorded it as 'quantified' — a regression in leakage treatment.
- Baseline method is recorded as 'project' in the 2020 verification report but 'jurisdictional' in the 2025 monitoring report, creating ambiguity about the baseline basis.
- The power plant ceased production for two months (Nov–Dec 2024) due to internal jurisdictional issues, introducing operational and permanence uncertainty for future periods.
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9,411 | 9,411 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 24,789 | 24,789 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 23,718 | 23,718 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 22,956 | 22,956 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 23,110 | 23,110 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23,956 | 23,956 | 0 | |
| Total | 127,940 | 127,940 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified investment test
Avoidance credit, no reversal events
0% deduction, justification not addressed (2025)
Grid EF baseline, method label inconsistent across docs
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism in place
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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