PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
Ombepo Wind · Namibia
VCS1915 describes a wind energy project near Lüderitz. This page separates the technical project scope, the measured grid feed-in, the resulting calculated emission reductions, and the subsequent allocation of VCUs.
NAMIBIA · STOCK IMAGE
Note: The photograph shows a coastal landscape of the Namib in Namibia. It depicts neither the project location near Lüderitz nor the VCS1915 facilities, and does not demonstrate any project impact. Photo: Jörg Hamel / Pexels.
COUNTRY
Namibia
Verra ID
VCS1915
TECHNOLOGY
Onshore wind energy
STATUS IN REGISTER
Registered
WHY FEED-IN MATTERS
For the project balance, the documented feed-in is linked to a methodologically determined emission factor of the interconnected electricity system. Only this comparison yields a calculated emission reduction for a clearly defined monitoring period.
The technology generates electricity. The method answers which emissions are associated with this electricity.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
02
Project approach
03
Calculation
04
Further posts
05
Assignment
06
Classification
07
Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for VCS1915
The current register entry specifies the project scope, methodology, crediting period and units. Deviating details regarding the stage of expansion are not combined into a single capacity figure on this page.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
Ombepo Wind
LOCATION
Lüderitz Town · Karas, Namibia
Verra ID
VCS1915
PROJECT SPONSORS IN THE REGISTER
Ombepo Energy (Pty) Ltd
OWNER ACCORDING TO REGISTER DESCRIPTION
Innosun Energy Holdings · Lüderitz Town Council shareholding: 5%
SECTOR
Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
PROJECT APPROACH
Grid-connected onshore wind energy
PROJECT SCOPE ACCORDING TO VERRA DESCRIPTION
10 MW in two stages · initially 6 MW, followed by 4 MW
RELEASED PRODUCTION VERSION
Three wind turbines · technical project source indicates 5 MW grid connection at the end of 2017
PROJECT STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
REGISTER METHODOLOGY
AMS-I.D. 'Grid connected renewable electricity generation' · Version 18
VALIDATOR IN THE REGISTER
Earthood Services Limited
PROJECT START ACCORDING TO REGISTER
08/09/2017
REGISTRATION DATE
01/08/2019
CREDITING PERIOD
08/09/2017–07/09/2027 · Term 1
ESTIMATED ANNUAL EMISSION REDUCTION
32,464 t CO₂e
ISSUED VCUs
174,020
ACTIVE VCUs
49,297
DECOMMISSIONED VCUs
124,127
Why two capacity specifications appear: The Verra entry describes a project scope of 10 MW in two expansion phases. A technical project source mentions three turbines with a combined 5 MW as the expansion state connected at the end of 2017. The information apparently refers to different planning or operating stages and is therefore reported separately.
Why estimation, issuance and retirement are not the same: 32,464 t CO₂e is the annual expected value stated in the registry. Issued VCUs are based on verified monitoring periods. Active and retired units describe registry status – they do not yet imply a specific corporate allocation.
02 · WHAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOR
Generate, feed in and traceably record wind power
For the climate balance, it is not only the construction of plants that counts. The decisive factor is the amount of electricity generated and fed into the national grid within a specified period.
01
Harnessing wind energy near Lüderitz
The project site exploits the wind conditions on the southern Namibian Atlantic coast. Published sources describe three installed turbines.
02
feed electricity into the national grid
The electricity generated is exported to the Namibian power grid. It does not follow that specific households or businesses are supplied directly.
03
Document creation
Measurement data on the amount of electricity fed into the grid, calculation documents and independent audits form the basis for a potential issuance of VCUs.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
AMS-I.D. Version 18 defines how grid-connected renewable electricity generation is accounted for against the baseline of the connected electricity system.
01
Set baseline
The reference scenario describes how the corresponding amount of electricity would have been provided in the connected electricity system without the project.
02
Measure electricity quantity
The electricity actually generated and fed in at the defined metering points is documented for the monitoring period.
03
Apply emission factor
The eligible amount of electricity is linked to the methodologically determined emission factor of the electricity system. Relevant project and leakage emissions are taken into account.
04
Verify and issue
Following independent auditing, VCUs with vintage and serial numbers can be issued in the registry. A subsequent retirement documents their specific use.
04 · OTHER PROJECT REFERENCES
What can be described in addition to the VCU calculation
The VCS project framework quantifies greenhouse gas emissions. Energy, infrastructure or employment-related claims require their own data and evidence; they do not automatically follow from an issued VCU.
ENERGY SYSTEM
Domestic electricity generation
The project feeds wind power into the Namibian grid. Whether and to what extent this replaces imports or specific power plants is addressed methodologically via the baseline.
INFRASTRUCTURE
First large-scale wind farm structure
The registry description refers to Ombepo as Namibia's first major wind farm. This historic infrastructure reference is not an independent VCU impact indicator.
LOCAL PARTICIPATION
Municipal equity participation
The Verra entry mentions a 5% stake held by the Lüderitz Town Council. The economic consequences of this would need to be proven separately.
EMPLOYMENT
Construction, operation and maintenance
Project sources describe employment during construction and operation. Statements regarding the number, duration, or quality of the jobs must be documented separately from the emission calculations.
FOR COMMUNICATION
A connection to renewable energy, energy supply or the Sustainable Development Goals is not a comprehensive sustainability credential. What matters is which specific statement is proven by which indicator and over what period.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Issued VCUs do not yet constitute an allocation to a company.
The registry shows 174,020 issued and 124,127 retired VCUs. Concrete support only becomes traceable through the unambiguous retirement for a beneficiary.
Project name and Verra ID VCS1915
specific quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Decommissioning date and register reference
full serial number range
Beneficiary and documented purpose of use
The profile explains the project. A company's actual climate contribution is only proven by the retirement and allocation certificate.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the support means – and what it doesn't
A voluntary climate contribution is presented separately from reductions within one's own value chain.
CAN BE DOCUMENTED
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a registered wind energy project near Lüderitz
the direct supply of specific households, products or companies
an emission reduction calculated and verified in accordance with AMS-I.D.
a direct measurement of avoided CO₂ emissions at the wind turbine
the project scope of 10 MW described in the register and a separately documented expansion status
that planning, installed capacity and operating capacity are identical
a VCS registry entry with issued VCUs
automatically an Article 6 authorisation, a CCP label or an external rating
Wind power with zero fuel combustion during plant operation
a complete life cycle assessment including manufacturing, infrastructure and end of life
the retirement of specific VCUs for a beneficiary
a reduction of own emissions, climate neutrality, or a green product label
It is not the wind turbine that occupies the climate protection unit. Rather, it is the audited period, the issued VCU and its unique allocation.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Status and units are subject to change. The current register entry and the project and audit documents published therein remain authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
VCS1915 · Status, project data, documents and units
METHODOLOGY
AMS-I.D. · Version 18
Grid-connected renewable electricity generation
TECHNICAL PROJECT SOURCE
CTE Wind
Three wind turbines and a published installed capacity of 5 MW
PROJECT PORTFOLIO
AERA Group
Project context, ownership and operation near Lüderitz
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
5 September 2026
We are happy to answer any specific questions regarding project allocation, vintage, or available documentation.