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ScoredVCSEnergy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)TurkeyRegistry: RegisteredACM0002

Kale HES Hydro Power Project

Developer: Kale Enerji Üretim Ticaret Sanayi A.S

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#187of 5070 in Renewable energy#37of 431 in Türkiye#225of 1584 in Verra (VCS)#155of 3468 in ACM0002

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.9 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

Kale HES Hydro Power Project (Turkey) generates grid-connected renewable electricity (run-of-river hydro, 34.14 MWe) under ACM0002 version 12.1.0; registry status Registered (VCS), 284,786 credits issued (vintages 2010–2018). The documents name TÜV Rheinland as validation body and TÜV Rheinland (2010-06-17 – 2012-02-29), Re Carbon Gözetim Denetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd. Şti (2012-03-01 – 2018-02-28) as verification bodies. The documents estimate 52,089 tCO2e per year. The latest monitoring report (01-March-2018 – 16-June-2020) reports 132,330 tCO2e achieved.

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No red flags detected.

Findings

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0002

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2010
6,9916,9910
2011
44,05942,0592,000
2012
49,6515,08544,566
2013
41,397041,397
2014
12,952012,952
2015
52,287052,287
2016
30,788030,788
2017
34,314034,314
2018
12,347012,347
Total284,78654,135230,651

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2010–2012ACM0002 v12.1since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2012–2018ACM0002 v12.1since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2018–2020ACM0002 v12.1since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  • ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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Analysis ProvenanceACM0002 version 12.1.0

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