GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-4: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard improved-cookstove project in Kenya has the basic structural elements in place — VVB-verified additionality, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and documented safeguards — but is undermined by an extraordinary volume of material findings (over 60) and corrective actions (over 50) spanning multiple verification cycles, a significant fNRB discrepancy between documents (0.29 vs 0.9188), and an additionality test that appears to have weakened from a combined test to a barrier-only test. The project's claim safety is further complicated by unknown CORSIA and CCP status and a project-specific baseline rather than a jurisdictional one.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠fNRB value differs by a factor of three between the 2025 validation report (0.29) and the 2026 verification report (0.9188), creating material uncertainty about the correct emission factor and potential over- or under-crediting
• ⚠Over 60 material findings and 50+ corrective actions accumulated across multiple verification and validation cycles, indicating persistent quality-control weaknesses in monitoring and reporting
• ⚠Additionality test type shifted from 'combined' (2021 validation) to 'barrier' only (2026 verification), a weakening of the additionality demonstration
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP approval status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed
• ⚠247 stoves were removed from the database for failing quality-control checks and 25 additional stoves were removed for potential double counting in other GHG projects

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