Gold Standard for the Global Goals Stakeholder Consultation Report Version 1 – July 2017 1 SECTION A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. 1. Title of the project Title: Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant Project Date: 14/06/2019 Version no.: 02 A. 2. Project description and current status Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant Project is the 10.8 MWe/13.45 MWm unlicensed grid connected solar power plant which is located in at Ilıca district, Aziziye town of Erzurum Province, Turkey. The 11 unlicensed project creates the Erzurum Aziziye SPP which is invested by Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş. The project names are Alaköy SPP, Baroj SPP, Mir SPP, Mir 1l SPP, Mor SPP, Mor 1 SPP, Pir SPP, Sarı SPP, Ser SPP, Sun SPP and Sun 1 SPP. Mor SPP capacity is 0.8 MWe and the other projects capacities are same an 1 MWe, which is located in Aziziye district of Erzurum province. The project owner is Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş. The projects are started to electricity generation on 04/01/2019.1 The electricity is fed to the grid at Erzurum TM-2 TR-B 2 . Estimated electricity generation is 19,540 3 MWh per year. The electricity generation will result 11,194 tonnes of CO2/year and total emission reduction will be 55,969 4 tonnes of CO2e for the first crediting period. The project operational lifetime is 25 years. B. 1. Design of physical meeting(s) The agenda of the meeting was developed according to guidelines of GS4GG and as followed: • Opening of the meeting • Explanation of the project • Discussion of continuous input /grievance mechanism • Questions for clarification about the project • Blind SD exercise • Discussion on monitoring SD • Closure of the meeting 1 TEİAŞ Provisional Acceptance - 04/01/2019 2 Connection Agreement-14/04/2017 3 Nasa documents 4 Solar Panel Technical Lifetime 2 i.Key project information Title of Project: Erzurum Solar Power Plant Project Brief description of Project: Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant Projectis the 10.8 MWe unlicensed grid connected solar power plant which is located in Aziziye district of Erzurum in Turkey. The 11 unlicensed project creates the Erzurum SPP which is invested by Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş. The project names are Alaköy SPP, Baroj SPP, Mir SPP, Mir 1l SPP, Mor SPP, Mor 1 SPP, Pir SPP, Sarı SPP, Ser SPP, Sun SPP and Sun 1 SPP. Mor SPP capacity is 0.8 MWe and the other projects capacities are same an 1 MWe.The projects are started to electricity generation on 04/01/2019. The electricity will be fed to the grid at Erzurum TM-2, TR-B. Estimated electricity generation is 19,540 MWh per year. The electricity generation will result 11,194 tonnes of CO2/year and total emission reduction will be 55,969 tonnes of CO2e for the first crediting period. The project operational lifetime is 25 years. The project activity produce positive environmental and economic benefits through the following aspects: •Displacing the electricity generated by fossil fuel fired power plants by utilising the renewable resources so as to avoid environmental pollution and GHG emissions, • Contributing the economic development of the region by providing sustainable energy resources, •The dependency of foreign fossil fuel (foreign countries) has been reduced by the solar energy and the project contribute to economy and strengthen solar energy sector know how in Turkey. Expected Implemetation Date: 04/01/2019 Expected duration of Project: 25 Years and 00 Months Project Developer: Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş Project Representative: Rüzgar Danışmanlık-Çağla Balcı Eriş Project Participants and any communities Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş involved: Version of PDD: 0.2 Date of Version: 14/06/2019 3 Host Country / Location: TURKEY / Aziziye district of Erzurum Certification Pathway (Project Impact Statements & Products - SDG 13: Gold Certificatin/Impact Statements & Products Standard Emissions Reductions (GS VERs-carbon credits) Activity Requirements applied: GS4GG (mark GS4GG if none relevant) Methodologies applied: AMS I.D Version 18 Product Requirements applied: 1 (Energy industries (renewable - / non- renewable sources) Gold Standard Verified Emission Reductions (GS-VERs) Regular/Retroactive: Retroactive SDG Impacts: 1 – SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy 2 – SGD 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth 3– SDG 13 Climate Action Estimated amount of SDG Impact Certified 1 – SDG 7 Affortable and Clean Energy The electricity generation is predominantly composed by fossil fuel fired power plants in Turkey. The project is expected to generate 19,540 MWh of clean energy per annum. 2 – SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth The project provides employment to 4 or 5 people. 3 – SDG 13 Climate Action The project would lead to reduction of approximately 11,194 tCO2 per annum. ii.Invitation tracking table Category Organisation (if Name of Way of invitation Date of Confirm code relevant) invitee invitation ation received ? Y/N C Ministry of Mehrali Ecer Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Environment and [email protected] Urbanization 0 312 5863052 C Ministry of Tuba Seyyah Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Environment and [email protected] Urbanization 0 312 5863167 4 B Erzurum Provincial General Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Directorate of [email protected] Food Agriculture and Livestock B Erzurum Province General Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Environment and [email protected] Urban Director B Erzurum Regional General Via E-mail and phone 20/02/2019 Y Directorate of [email protected] Forestry B Erzurum Amir Badur Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Municipality [email protected] Environment Department Erzurum Chamber 20/02/2019 Via E-mail and phone D of Commerce and General Y [email protected] Endustry D Erzurum Chamber Ayhan Uytun Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y of Electrical [email protected] Engineers m Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Erzurum TEMA D Işıl [email protected] representative Bedirhanoğlu REC Regional Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Rıfat Unal D Environmental [email protected]/ N Sayman Centre [email protected] B Erzurum Regional 20/02/2019 Y Directorate of Via E-mail General cultural assets [email protected] protection A Headman of Ilıca Y Via face to face 20/02/2019 Village Timur Meral F Greenpeace Hilal Atıcı Via E-mail and phone 20/02/2019 Y [email protected] 0 212 292 76 19 F WWF Güniz Bursalı Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y [email protected] [email protected] 0212 528 20 30 E Gold Standard Neha Rao Via E-mail 20/02/2019 Y Foundation [email protected] g 5 F REEP Info Via E-mail 20/02/2019 N [email protected] F MERCY CORPS Dorothy Via E-Mail 20/02/2019 N Mcintosh [email protected] s.org iii.Text of individual invitations English translation of the example email to the stakeholders is as followed: Subject: 19 March 2019-Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant Project-Local Stakeholders Consultation Meeting Dear Dorothy McIntosh, Galata Wind Enerji A.S has installed Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant at Ilıca district, Aziziye town of Erzurum Province, Turkey. This solar power plant has generated electricity from December 2018 with 10.8 MWe full capacity. Solar power plants are safe, economically and politically beneficial, clean, environmental friendly, sustainable development compliant facilities. And also hence they use solar power to generate electricity, they lessen the dependency to the exported energy resources. It is harder to develop solar power projects in Turkey from other countries within the financial, technological and, application aspects. To overcome such difficulties Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant has started to work on carbon trade within the VER “Gold Standard for Global Goals” framework since it is a carbon emission reducing project. With regards to “Erzurum Aziziye Solar Power Plant", we are happy to invite you to the Stakeholders Meeting on behalf of “Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş.". The meeting is held within the scope of Gold Standard procedures for VER projects and aims to explain the project to stakeholders and discuss the impact of the project activity to environment and sustainable development. The meeting schedule is as follows: A Stakeholders Consultation Meeting has been organized to explain the project in detail and discuss the projects impact on environment and sustainable development. The meeting will be held on March 19th, 2019 at 13.30 in Meeting room of Ilıca Termal Otel, Aziziye district of Erzurum province. The meeting is open for anyone who wants to join and will be held in Turkish. The meeting schedule is as follows: - Opening of the meeting - Explanation of the project - Discussion of continuous input /grievance mechanism 6 - Questions for clarification about the project - Blind SD exercise - Discussion on monitoring SD - Closure of the meeting In order to increase the efficiency of the meeting we would like to draw your attention to the non-technical summary of the project activity document enclosed to this email. The non- technical project summary along with other documents also can be accessed from Markit Registry. (www.markit.com) If you will not be able to attend the meeting, please at least share your comments and opinions through filling in the attached form. For more details on the project and the meeting please do not hesitate to contact us from the below coordinates. Best Regards, Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş. Turkish translation of the example email to the stakeholders is as: Sayın Hilal Atıcı, Galata Wind Enerji A.Ş, güneş enerjisinden elektrik üretmek amacıyla Erzurum ilinin Aziziye ilçesinde Ilıca mahallesi civarında 10,8 MWe kurulu güce sahip Erzurum Aziziye Güneş Enerji Santrali Projesi’ni kurmuştur.