GS VER UpEnergy's Uganda Biomass Cookstove Project
GS-39 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1044
#59of 202 in Industrial#7of 23 in Uganda#172of 426 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard biomass cookstove project in Uganda with VVB-confirmed additionality and a conservative verified usage rate (0.7956 vs 0.9 assumed), but undermined by an extensive list of material findings and corrective actions, absence of a buffer pool, unaddressed reversal risk, and no FPIC. Multiple contradictions across verification reports raise concerns about data consistency over time.
Red Flags
- Over 40 material findings and 14 corrective actions across verification reports, including errors in ER calculations, stove counts, and methodology references
- No buffer pool or permanence mechanism identified; reversal events explicitly 'not addressed' for a project where stoves can break or be replaced
- FPIC not conducted despite a domestic cookstove project in a developing-country context
- Leakage justification shifted from 'quantified' (2023) to 'deemed negligible' (2025) without clear explanation
- Additionality test type inconsistent between the validation report (barrier) and the PDD (investment)
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 859 | 859 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 19,183 | 19,183 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 35,999 | 35,999 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 24,313 | 24,313 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4,025 | 4,025 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 49,655 | 393 | 49,262 | |
| 2020 | 154,845 | 153,507 | 1,338 | |
| 2021 | 114,948 | 93,150 | 21,798 | |
| 2022 | 101,326 | 79,644 | 21,682 | |
| 2023 | 86,814 | 54,137 | 32,677 | |
| 2024 | 63,938 | 62,660 | 1,278 | |
| Total | 655,905 | 527,870 | 128,035 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed (barrier/investment test)
No buffer pool; reversal not addressed
0% deemed negligible; prior quantified treatment unexplained
Project-specific; last reassessed 2021
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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