GS11506 VPA1: Advanced Biomass Cooking Solutions by Biomassters in Rwanda
GS-3588 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11507
#602of 1329 in Industrial#40of 139 in Rwanda#928of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard biomass cooking-stove project in Rwanda with VVB-confirmed additionality and documented safeguards, but undermined by a project-specific baseline, no stated buffer pool, a 0% leakage deduction with contradictory justifications, and eight material discrepancies between documents. The project delivered roughly 67% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored period, and 16 corrective action requests (all closed) signal moderate MRV and documentation weaknesses.
Red Flags
- Eight contradictions between documents, including baseline method (project vs jurisdictional), leakage justification (deemed negligible vs quantified), and usage monitoring method (self-report vs smart meter)
- Carbon content of the biomass fuel was not tested and feedstock sustainability is not stated in the extracted record
- 16 corrective action requests raised during verification, including missing justification for ex-ante estimates and inconsistent SDG values
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,554 | 1,554 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5,768 | 5,768 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6,039 | 2,310 | 3,729 | |
| Total | 13,361 | 9,632 | 3,729 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
behavioural reversal risk
0% deduction; contradictory justifications
Project-specific; method contradicts monitoring report
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit-sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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