Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 003– Ngaliema
GS-3348 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11327
#109of 1329 in Industrial#1of 9 in Congo, the Democratic Republic of the#222of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in DRC with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by a 20.5% over-claim in the monitoring report relative to the VVB-verified figure, unaddressed reversal risk, and a project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment date. The VVB process was thorough (17 CARs raised and resolved), and safeguards documentation is solid, but permanence and baseline robustness remain weak points.
Red Flags
- The monitoring report claims 181,387 tCO2e for the 2020–2022 period while the VVB validation report confirms only 144,145 tCO2e — a 20.5% over-claim that the VVB corrected downward
- Reversal/permanence risk is explicitly 'not addressed' in the extracted record and no buffer pool percentage is stated, leaving cookstove replacement and disuse risk unquantified
- Crediting period start dates conflict between the monitoring report (2020-12-01) and the validation report (2021-04-28), creating ambiguity about the exact crediting window
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21,666 | 1,305 | 20,361 | |
| 2022 | 34,455 | 0 | 34,455 | |
| 2023 | 28,490 | 0 | 28,490 | |
| 2024 | 14,206 | 0 | 14,206 | |
| Total | 98,817 | 1,305 | 97,512 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific, no reassessment date
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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