Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 09)

Audit Analysis

The Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 09) is a VCS cookstove project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but it is undermined by a seven-fold discrepancy in claimed emissions reductions between the PDD and validation report, fourteen material findings including thermal-efficiency inconsistencies and weak baseline justification, and the absence of any monitoring-period data or buffer-pool allocation. The project is in its early crediting period (2023–2030) with no verified reductions yet reported, making it difficult to assess actual delivery against claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Claimed ERR differs by a factor of ~7 between the PDD (353,863 tCO₂e) and the validation report (48,690 tCO₂e), a discrepancy that is not explained in either document
• ⚠Fourteen material findings at validation, including inconsistent thermal-efficiency reporting, poorly justified baseline for Assam, and incomplete fNRB calculation, all requiring corrective action
• ⚠No buffer-pool percentage or permanence mechanism is stated in the available documents, and the reversal-events field is marked 'not addressed' despite the non-permanence section stating 'Not applicable'
• ⚠No monitoring report or verified ERR figure is available; the project is in its first crediting period with zero verified data to benchmark against the claimed 48,690 tCO₂e

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.