SARPINCIK WPP
GS-24 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1055
#128of 295 in Turkey#327of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#487of 1287 in ACM0002
Audit Analysis
SARPINCIK WPP is a Turkish wind project under Gold Standard with a reasonable baseline (grid emission factor of 0.6488 tCO2/kWh, 2022) and no inherent reversal risk. However, the project carries significant data-reliability concerns: nine documented contradictions across verification, validation, and monitoring reports, 21 corrective actions outstanding, and a 2023 validation report that appears to have not confirmed additionality. The project over-delivered relative to its ex-ante estimate, which is positive for claim safety, but the volume of inconsistencies undermines confidence in the underlying data.
Red Flags
- A 2023 validation report (dated 2023-12-18) records additionality as not verified by the VVB, contradicting the 2021 verification report that confirmed it — this is a material integrity concern
- Two monitoring reports dated only 8 days apart (2025-12-11 and 2025-12-19) report total ERR claimed of 71,087 vs 143,467 tCO2, a 102% discrepancy that raises serious data-reliability questions
- 21 corrective actions remain outstanding, including unresolved appeal proceedings, missing biodiversity monitoring, and unaddressed shadow-flickering complaints from residents
- Grid emission factor differs between two monitoring reports (0.546 in Oct 2025 vs 0.6488 in Dec 2025), a 19% swing that materially affects credit quantities
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24,000 | 0 | 24,000 | |
| 2019 | 54,726 | 458 | 54,268 | |
| 2020 | 35,830 | 716 | 35,114 | |
| Total | 114,556 | 1,174 | 113,382 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test confirmed in 2020/2021 but 2023 validation report records VVB verification as not confirmed
Wind project — no sequestration, no reversal events reported
0% deduction, justified as quantified/negligible — appropriate for wind
Grid EF 0.6488 (2022) used; baseline method contradicted across documents (project vs jurisdictional)
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing documented, but FPIC not conducted and 21 corrective actions include unresolved community complaints
CCP and CORSIA eligibility not stated in any available document — dual-channel risk unassessed
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