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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy demandZambiaRegistry: RegisteredVMR0006

Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa–Zambia-CPA-005

Developer: Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Limited

VCS-4217 ↗

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#40of 279 in Cookstoves#5of 39 in Zambia#292of 1609 in Verra (VCS)#16of 106 in VMR0006

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

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.0 / 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

Scored2026-09-02medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2022-12-31

evidence:16/16registry documents analyzed · 3red flags

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Analysis

A VCS cookstove distribution project in Zambia with a VVB-verified combined additionality test, quantified 5% leakage deduction, and no material findings. However, the project relies on a project-specific baseline, no buffer pool is documented, and the verified ERR for the 2021–2022 monitoring period represents only about 56% of the pro-rata expectation, suggesting under-delivery relative to the ex-ante estimate. Several data contradictions across documents introduce uncertainty in the ERR and usage-rate figures.

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    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentVMR0006

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    Source: ICVCM assessment

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Methodology versions used

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  1. 2021–2022VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    verification report

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  • VMR0006: Withdrawn (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · replaced byVM0050 · official page · verified on

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