Carbon Check was contracted by KAZANIM ENERJI YAT. ÜR. VE. TIC. A.Ş. for project verification of the project activity “BAFA WPP” in Türkiye. The project verification was performed based on rules and requirements defined by GCC for the project activity.

The project activity is a wind power project, which results in reductions of CO2e emissions that are real, measurable and give long-term benefits to the mitigation of climate change. It is demonstrated that the project is not a likely baseline scenario and the emission reductions attributable to the project are, hence, additional to any that would occur in the absence of the project activity. The project correctly applies the approved baseline and monitoring ACM0002 version 21.0 and is assessed against latest valid PS, VS and Environment and Social Safeguards Standard, Project-Sustainability-Standard and/or other applicable GCC/CDM Decisions/Tools/Guidance/Forms.

The project activity is likely to achieve the anticipated emission reductions stated in the PSF provided the underlying assumptions do not change. The expected emission reductions from the project activity are estimated to be 558,425 tCO₂e over the crediting period starting from 01/01/2022 to 28/07/2031.

Carbon Check has informed the project owners of the project verification outcome through the draft project verification report and final project verification report. The final project verification report contains the information with regard to fulfilment of the requirements for project verification, as appropriate.

Carbon Check applied the following verification process and methodology using a competent verification team;

• the desk review of documents and evidence submitted by the project owner in context of the reference GCC rules and guidelines issued,
• undertaking/conducting site visit, interview, or interactions with the representative of the project owner,
• reporting audit findings with respect to clarifications and non-conformities and the closure of the findings, as appropriate
• preparing a draft verification opinion based on the audit findings and conclusions
• technical review of the project verification opinion along with other documents as appropriate by an independent competent technical review team
• finalization of the project verification opinion (this report)

Carbon Check (India) Private Limited (Carbon Check) has verified and hereby certifies that the GCC project activity “BAFA WPP”

1. has correctly described the Project Activity in the Project Submission Form  including the applicability of the approved methodology ACM0002 Version 21.0 and meets the methodology applicability conditions, is additional and is expected to achieve the forecasted, real, measurable and additional GHG emission reductions, complies with the monitoring methodology, has appropriately conducted local and global stakeholder consultation processes and has calculated emission reduction estimates correctly and conservatively;

1. is likely to generate GHG emission reductions amounting to the estimated annual 55,842 tCO₂e as indicated in the PSF, which are additional to the reductions that are likely to occur in absence of the Project Activity and complies with all applicable GCC rules, including ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14064-3, and therefore requests the GCC Program to register the Project Activity;

1. is not likely to cause any net-harm to the environment and/or society and complies with the Environmental and Social Safeguards Standard, and therefore requests the GCC Program to register the Project Activity, which is likely to achieve the requirements of the Environmental No- net-harm Label (E+) and the Social No-net-harm Label (S+); and

1. d. is likely to contribute to the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comply with the Project Sustainability Standard, and contribute to achieving a total of 3 SDGs, which is likely to achieve the Silver SDG certification label (SDG+)

1. In its latest decision, the ICAO Council on “CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units” from GCC Program for CORSIA First Phase (2024 – 2026 compliance period) states that, only ACCs issued to activities involving grid-connected renewable electricity generation/supply that are estimated to have a maximum output capacity lesser than 15 megawatt of electricity (at the time of registration), individually or grouped and for A1 & A3 type project activities: CORSIA (C+) label is to be removed for the entire crediting period and for A2 type project activities: CORSIA (C+)- Pilot phase label (Compliance period: 2021-2023 - Pilot Phase) can be issued to ACC for crediting period falling between 01 January 2016 till 31 December 2020. The project started operation since 29/07/2020. As per publicly available information project has already claimed emission reductions (under I-REC) for year 2020 and 2021 and specific details of period for which ACCs has been claimed for year 2021, hence in line with requirement of GCC Clarification No. 01 version 01.3, crediting period will only start from 01 Jan 2022 and will end on 28/07/2031, and as the installed capacity of project is above 15 MW, the project cannot issue ACC for the CORSIA.

The Verification report describes a total of 58 findings, which include:

• 02 Clarification Requests (CLs);
• 56 Corrective Action Requests (CARs)

All findings have been resolved by the project owner.