Dissemination of improved stoves (Mogogo) in the Eritrean highlands

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard cookstove project in Eritrea delivered only about 48% of its PDD-estimated emission reductions, with a declining verified usage rate and no buffer pool in place. Seven data contradictions across documents—including conflicting FNRB methods, leakage justifications, and additionality test types—undermine confidence in the underlying data. The absence of a named VVB and a verified ERR figure further weakens the transparency and claim-safety profile.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Actual emission reductions (4,891 tCO2e) were less than half the PDD estimate (10,220 tCO2e), attributed to fewer stoves installed and adjusted fuel savings (monitoring report, 2020).
• ⚠Verified usage rate declined from 0.991 (2014 monitoring report) to 0.90 (2020 monitoring report), falling below the 0.96 assumed in the PDD.
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, and reversal events are marked as 'not addressed' despite the cookstove asset having a finite service life.
• ⚠The FNRB method is reported as 'national default' in the 2020 monitoring report but 'local field' measurement in the PDD (2010), a material discrepancy that could affect the baseline.
• ⚠The VVB name is not stated in any extracted document, and additionality verification by the VVB is not confirmed.

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