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Re-assessment pendingGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticMalawiRegistry: RegisteredGS-TPDDTEC

GS1247 VPA 97 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes, Malawi

Developer: CO2balance UK ltd

GS-954 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5337

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#1661of 1697 in Industrial#97of 99 in Malawi#2146of 2176 in Gold Standard (GS)#464of 474 in GS-TPDDTEC

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 3 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 3.3 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-03medium confidence

evidence: 34/40 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole/kitchen-efficiency project in Malawi carries an extraordinary volume of verification findings (over 80 material findings, 18 corrective actions, and multiple open CLs/FARs) that raise serious concerns about the reliability of its emissions calculations. Thirteen cross-document contradictions — including conflicting fNRB values, leakage justifications, additionality test types, and an exact match between claimed and verified ERR — undermine confidence in the project's quantification. While no reversal events were reported and FPIC was conducted, the overall evidentiary picture is weak.

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On this page: the analysis of 3 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 40 registry documents (34 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 27 Sep 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology approved by ICVCMGS TPDDTEC

    The methodology meets the Core Carbon Principles; this project's credits do not carry the CCP label yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Oct 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: registry label · read on 27 Sep 2026

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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:2026-09-27

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
7,0417,0410
2017
10,00010,0000
2018
10,000010,000
2019
10,00010,0000
2020
9,1629,1620
2021
7,2463,9473,299
2022
9,1889,005183
2023
4,6391,4753,164
2024
4,61404,614
Total71,89050,63021,260

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Analysis ProvenanceTechnologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption (TPDDTEC)
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