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GS7591 VPA 38 Zambia Western Province Safe Water Project

Standard
GS
Registry
GS-2970 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11011 · Registered
Country
Zambia
Credit type
Energy Efficiency - Domestic
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd
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Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 4 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.5 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysed on 4 Sep 2026medium confidence

evidence: 35/43 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Gold Standard (GS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption Version 3.1 No methodology-specific rules: the general rules apply. Read the general rules
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 4 Sep 2026 · 35/43 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

This Gold Standard safe-water project in Zambia displaces thermal energy from water boiling and has a VVB-confirmed additionality test with no reversal events. However, the verification process surfaced an extensive list of material findings and corrective actions—including a multiplication-factor error in the baseline equation and an incorrect total ER value—raising serious concerns about the robustness of the emissions calculations. The 0% leakage deduction, absence of a stated buffer pool, and multiple cross-document contradictions further weaken confidence in the project's integrity and data reliability.

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Findings

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Evidence

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On this page: the analysis of 4 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 43 registry documents (35 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 4 Oct 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 4 Oct 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.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2022
1,0531,0530
2023
42,3799,46532,914
2024
60,00011,86048,140
2025
21,534021,534
Total124,96622,378102,588

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