GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 27

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove project in Malawi using the well-established AMS-II.G methodology, with VVB-confirmed additionality, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and no reported reversals. However, the project carries a notable double-claiming risk given its apparent CDM history (evidenced by CDM terminology in the PDD and corrective actions requiring verification that no CER and GSVER are issued for the same vintage), a project-specific baseline, and several unresolved figure discrepancies across documents. The overall picture is one of a fundamentally sound project with meaningful governance and data-consistency gaps that temper confidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Corrective actions explicitly require verification that no CER and GSVER are issued for the same vintage, and that emission reductions are claimed only once under one standard — indicating a live double-claiming risk tied to the project's CDM history.
• ⚠The verification report (2024-12-03) shows a total ERR claimed figure of 760,155 while the monitoring report for the same period reports 243,647; the basis for this three-fold difference is not explained in the extracted record.
• ⚠The crediting period is stated as 2016-2023 in the monitoring report but 2021-2036 in the validation report; the 2024 monitoring period falls outside the earlier crediting window, creating ambiguity about the valid crediting period.

Credit Vintages