Sarikaya 28.8 MW Wind Farm Project, Turkey

Audit Analysis

The Sarikaya 28.8 MW wind farm is a long-operating Gold Standard project (since 2009) with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but carries moderate concerns around a 0% leakage deduction labelled 'quantified,' a project-specific baseline, and several unresolved data contradictions across verification reports. The project is delivering at roughly 121% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation, which supports claim safety, though CORSIA and CCP eligibility remain unstated.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% is labelled 'quantified' in the 2024 verification report but 'deemed negligible' in the 2023 report — the justification basis is inconsistent across documents
• ⚠The monitoring report (2024-12-12) claims 43,677,000 units of ERR while a separate monitoring report (2024-11-29) reports only 11,738 — a discrepancy of over 3,700× that is unexplained
• ⚠Multiple corrective action requests (10+ across verification cycles) including underperformance in the first monitoring period, insufficient monitoring plan, and noise compliance issues, all closed but indicating operational fragility
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

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