Expanding access to LPG in Burkina Faso through microfranchised distribution
GS-99 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1146
#490of 1329 in Industrial#17of 33 in Burkina Faso#786of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard LPG distribution project in Burkina Faso presents a moderate-risk profile undermined by a critical methodology mismatch (a biodigester methodology applied to an LPG project), contradictory leakage treatment across documents, and an unconfirmed additionality verification. The VVB (SustainCERT) verified a lower ERR than the monitoring report claimed, which is conservative, but the overall documentation and baseline robustness leave meaningful gaps.
Red Flags
- The methodology cited in the verification report is for 'Small Scale Biodigester' projects, which is fundamentally inconsistent with an LPG distribution project — either a data extraction error or a serious methodological misapplication
- Leakage treatment is contradictory: the verification report states leakage was 'quantified' while the monitoring report states it was 'deemed negligible,' and no specific deduction percentage is recorded in either document
- Additionality was assessed via a combined test, but explicit VVB confirmation of the additionality finding is not stated in the extracted record
- Permanence risk is entirely unaddressed: no buffer pool percentage is recorded and reversal events are marked as not addressed
- Three material findings were raised in the verification report, including an overdue physical site visit (last conducted October 2018) and incomplete usage survey documentation
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,553 | 2,301 | 252 | |
| 2017 | 5,727 | 5,727 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8,098 | 8,098 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8,680 | 8,680 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 11,578 | 5,246 | 6,332 | |
| 2021 | 3,419 | 0 | 3,419 | |
| Total | 40,055 | 30,052 | 10,003 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test applied but VVB confirmation not explicitly stated
reversal risk not addressed
Contradictory treatment; no deduction percentage recorded
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded
FPIC, grievance mechanism, and benefit-sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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