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GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India– RVPA 01

Standard
GS
Methodology
GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (GS)
Registry
GS-3740 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11809 · Registered
Country
India
Credit type
Energy Efficiency - Domestic
Developer
Value Network Ventures Pte. Ltd
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CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India– RVPA 01 (GS-3740) 4.0 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 7 Nov 2026. The analysis read 16 of the 16 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based rating

010203 Document-based rating 4.0 / 10
Additionality 🔒 Quantification 🔒 Claim safety 🔒
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Document-based rating

4.0/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: high

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. 5.0 is the neutral point, where no public source says good or bad.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 7 Nov 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used
  • Quantification: the ICVCM's decision on this methodology
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used

Rules that lowered the number: 2

Each rule, with the fact and the source it rests on, is in the Premium analysis.

Not counted in the number

  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

Analysed on 7 Nov 2026Latest monitoring period ends:

evidence: 16/16 registry documents read

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Gold Standard (GS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
The Gold standard Simplified Methodology for Clean and Efficient Cookstoves, Version 3 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 7 Nov 2026 · 16/16 registry documents read

Analysis

GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India– RVPA 01 (India) distributes efficient cookstoves (Gold Standard simplified methodology) (biomass fired forced draft cook stoves) under The Gold standard Simplified Methodology for Clean and Efficient Cookstoves, Version 3; registry status Registered (GS), 8,055 credits issued (vintages 2021–2022). The documents name SustainCERT as validation / verification body. The documents report 2,800 ICS (2021-09-28). The documents estimate 8,951 tCO2e per year. The latest monitoring report (2021-09-01 – 2022-08-31) reports 8,055 tCO2e achieved.

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology rejected for some versionsGS The Gold Standard Simplified Methodology

    The Integrity Council rejected some versions of this protocol; other versions are still under assessment: check which version the project uses.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
2,69202,692
2022
5,36305,363
Total8,05508,055

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CarbonMeld (2026). GS Microscale PoA : Integrated Domestic Energy Systems (IDES) for rural communities in India– RVPA 01 (GS-3740): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 7 Nov 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/gs-microscale-poa-integrated-domestic-energy-systems-ides-for-rural-communities-gs-3740/.

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