Solentegre Solar Power Project
GS-1638 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5574
#1280of 1935 in Renewable energy#241of 295 in Turkey#1103of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#413of 806 in AMS-I.D
Audit Analysis
The Solentegre Solar Power Project is a Gold Standard solar electricity generation project in Turkey with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and no reversal risk (avoidance-type project). However, the verification report lists over 50 corrective actions covering missing evidence, data inconsistencies, and formatting issues, and multiple contradictions exist between the PDD, verification, and validation reports on baseline method, leakage treatment, and ERR figures. The project delivered approximately 6.5× the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored quarter, suggesting a conservative baseline, but data reliability concerns temper confidence.
Red Flags
- Over 50 corrective actions listed in the 2024 verification report, including missing meter evidence, inconsistency in solar panel count vs. on-site visit, and missing signed declarations for double counting and legal disputes
- Contradiction in baseline method: the 2024 verification report describes a project-specific baseline while the 2023 PDD references a jurisdictional baseline
- Contradiction in leakage treatment: the 2024 verification report states leakage was 'quantified' while the 2025 validation report states it was 'deemed negligible', both with a 0% deduction
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project's presence in a community context in Turkey
- Grid emission factor changed from 0.5017 (2023 verification) to 0.6261 (2025 validation), a 25% increase that affects baseline calculations
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6,521 | 0 | 6,521 | |
| 2020 | 8,021 | 0 | 8,021 | |
| 2021 | 8,388 | 0 | 8,388 | |
| 2022 | 7,729 | 0 | 7,729 | |
| 2023 | 7,711 | 0 | 7,711 | |
| 2024 | 1,456 | 0 | 1,456 | |
| Total | 39,826 | 0 | 39,826 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
0% deduction, justification inconsistent across docs
Project-specific, method contradicts PDD
Grievance & benefit sharing present, no FPIC
CORSIA & CCP status not stated
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