Carbon Check was contracted by GTE Karbon Sürdürülebilir Enerji Egitim Danışmanlık ve Ticaret A.Ş for project verification of the project activity “Kovanlık Reg. ve HES” in Türkiye. The project verification was performed based on rules and requirements defined by GCC for the project activity.

The project activity is a Hydro 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 CDM baseline and monitoring methodology ACM0002 “Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources”, Version 20.0 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 (annual average) from the project activity are estimated to be 879,466 tCO₂e over the 10 years crediting period starting from 30/10/2020.

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 auditing findings and conclusions

·       Technical review of the draft 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 confirms that the project verification process has met with a reasonable level of assurance, which was decided during the planning process. 

Carbon Check (India) Private Limited  has verified and hereby certifies that the GCC project activity “Kovanlık Reg. ve HES” in Türkiye

a. Has correctly described the Project Activity in the Project Submission Form including the applicability of the approved CDM methodology ACM0002, version 20.0 and meets the methodology applicability conditions, is additional and is expected to achieve the forecasted real 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.

b. Is likely to generate GHG emission reductions amounting to the estimated 879,466 tCO₂e over the 10 years crediting period 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;

c. 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 Nonet-harm Label (E+) and the Social No-net-harm Label (S+); and       

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+)

e. As per the latest decision of the ICAO Council on “CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units” from GCC Program for CORSIA First Phase (2024 – 2026 compliance period): only ACCs issued to activities involving grid-connected renewable electricity generation/supply that are estimated to have a maximum output capacity lesser than 15 MW of electricity (at the time of registration), individually or grouped. COSIA labelling has not been applied. For the period between start date of crediting period and 31/12/2020.