Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Malawi-CPA-004

Audit Analysis

A VCS cookstove distribution project in Malawi with a solid combined additionality test verified by Applus+ and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by the absence of FPIC, a grievance mechanism, and documented safeguards in the most recent verification report. The project delivered roughly 74% of its pro-rata emission reduction expectation for the 2021–2022 monitoring period, indicating conservative crediting. Eight inter-document contradictions—particularly on safeguards, FPIC, and FNRB methodology—raise material concerns about data reliability and documentation consistency.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit-sharing, and safeguards all recorded as absent in the most recent verification report (2024-10-15), directly contradicting the prior-day report (2024-10-14) that recorded them as present
• ⚠Buffer pool percentage not stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified
• ⚠Eight contradictions across documents, including conflicting FNRB methodology (local field vs. national default) and two different lifetime ERR figures in successive PDD versions (202,342 vs. 232,311 tCO₂e)
• ⚠Project-specific baseline rather than a jurisdictional or standardised baseline, with no recorded reassessment date

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.