GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticTanzania, United Republic ofGeneral Methodologyv2.0

Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 9

GS-4265 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12082

#27of 202 in Industrial#3of 8 in Tanzania#95of 426 in Gold Standard (GS)

5.7/ 10
Integrity
6.0
Transparency
6.0
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
5.5

Scored2026-08-24high confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard VPA electric-cooking project in Tanzania with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by a 100% verified usage rate, a 30% fNRB discrepancy between the verification and monitoring reports, and a crediting-period contradiction (5 vs 20 years) that raises material over-crediting and documentation-reliability concerns.

Red Flags

  • Verified usage rate of 100% is extremely aggressive for household electric cooking devices and creates significant over-crediting risk
  • fNRB value contradicts between the verification report (0.731) and the monitoring report (0.51), a 30% gap that materially affects credit quantities
  • Crediting period stated as 5 years in the verification report but 20 years in the validation report, indicating a fundamental scope inconsistency
  • CCP status is 'eligible', creating dual-channel (Gold Standard + CCP) double-claim risk
  • 20+ corrective actions and multiple material findings across verification and validation reports indicate persistent documentation-quality issues

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2023
9840984
2024
4170417
Total1,40101,401

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

No buffer pool stated; no reversals but device-replacement r

Leakage

5% quantified deduction with justification

Baseline

Project-specific baseline; reassessment timing not stated

Safeguards

FPIC conducted; grievance mechanism present; SDG reporting t

Double-claim

CCP eligible; CORSIA status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-08-24General Methodology v2.0
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