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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy demandMadagascarRegistry: RegisteredVMR0006

Masaka - Locally made cookstoves in Madagascar

Developer: Madaprojects SRL SB

VCS-5126 ↗

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#223of 275 in Cookstoves#19of 31 in Madagascar#1396of 1612 in Verra (VCS)#90of 108 in VMR0006

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

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.6 / 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

Scored2026-09-03medium confidence

evidence: 8/8 registry documents analyzed · 4 red flags

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Analysis

The Masaka cookstove project in Madagascar has a VVB-verified investment additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from a project-specific baseline, no stated buffer pool, and a complete absence of monitoring data despite the project having been active since October 2023. The validation report lists ten material findings and nine corrective actions, most relating to documentation completeness rather than fundamental design flaws, though an inconsistency in estimated GHG reductions between two sections of the PDD is a notable concern. Overall, the project's design is reasonable but its verifiability and documentation maturity are well below what would be expected for a registered VCS project two years into its crediting period.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 3 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 8 registry documents (8 analyzed).

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not stated as eligible

    The project documents do not claim CORSIA eligibility.

    Source: project documents (not confirmed by the registry) · documents analysed on 3 Sep 2026

    Covers: what the project documents state — not a registry record

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentVMR0006

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology 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: methodology

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

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not checked yet

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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.

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