Samurlu 30 MW Wind Farm Project, Turkey

Audit Analysis

The Samurlu 30 MW Wind Farm is a straightforward renewable energy project with VVB-confirmed additionality, no reversal risk, and a specific grid emission factor. However, contradictions between the verification and monitoring reports on baseline method and leakage justification, combined with a missing verified ERR figure and four outstanding corrective actions, moderate the overall confidence. The project delivered approximately 107% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the 10-month monitoring period, which is within normal wind variability.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Contradiction between verification report (baseline method: project-specific) and monitoring report (baseline method: jurisdictional) — the applicable methodology ACM0002 typically uses a jurisdictional grid emission factor, but the discrepancy is unresolved in the record
• ⚠Leakage justification is inconsistent: the verification report does not address leakage, while the monitoring report states it is 'deemed negligible' — no explicit quantitative justification is documented
• ⚠Four corrective actions remain open, including documentation of a Gold Standard deviation request and justification of monitoring continuity
• ⚠Verified ERR figure is not stated in the extracted record, limiting independent cross-checking of the claimed 56,754 tCO₂

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