GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru – VPA3
GS-220 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1365
#166of 202 in Industrial#13of 14 in Peru#384of 426 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Qori Q'oncha cookstove project in Peru has a confirmed additionality test and a recently reassessed baseline, but is burdened by an extensive list of material findings including non-compliant ER calculations, double-counting risks, broken and stolen stoves, and over 30 corrective actions. The fNRB value shows a significant contradiction between documents, and the project's ERR figures remain ex-ante estimates without a verified ex-post comparison for the current crediting period. Overall, the project's integrity and claim safety are materially weakened by recurring compliance and calculation issues across multiple verification cycles.
Red Flags
- Gold Standard concluded the Microsol ER calculation is not fully compliant with the methodology (2018 verification report)
- Double-counting risks identified due to repeated or absent IDs in end-user lists (2018 verification report)
- 5 cookstoves with broken chimneys, 1 stolen chimney, and 4 malfunctioning stoves found during site visit (2018 verification report)
- Wet-season kitchen tests for GRLL appeared to be invalid (2018 verification report)
- fNRB value contradicts between 73.75 (2018 verification, national default) and 0.8726 (2024 monitoring report) — a potential order-of-magnitude or unit discrepancy
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9,579 | 9,579 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 35,316 | 34,576 | 740 | |
| 2013 | 50,978 | 50,973 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 36,017 | 36,017 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9,931 | 9,752 | 179 | |
| 2016 | 7,342 | 7,342 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6,733 | 6,733 | 0 | |
| Total | 155,896 | 154,972 | 924 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed barrier test (2025 validation)
Not addressed; no buffer pool stated (lower risk for EE proj
0% deduction with 'quantified' justification; earlier report
Project-specific baseline; reassessed 2023
FPIC and grievance mechanism present; CAR 10 noted incomplet
CORSIA not stated; CCP not mentioned — dual-channel risk una
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