GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 35

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard improved-cookstove project in Malawi with VVB-confirmed additionality, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and no reported reversal events. However, multiple cross-document contradictions—particularly on the crediting period (2016–2025 vs 2021–2036) and the claimed ERR figure (243,647 vs 760,155)—undermine confidence in the data integrity and raise over-crediting concerns. The project-specific baseline and absence of a stated buffer pool further limit the robustness of the integrity case.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Crediting period contradiction: the monitoring report (2023) states 2016-10-15 to 2025-03-31, while the validation report (2022) states 2021-10-15 to 2036-10-14 — a 15-year vs 8.5-year discrepancy that cannot be reconciled from available documents
• ⚠Claimed ERR contradiction: the monitoring report lists 243,647 tCO₂e while the verification report (same date, 2024-12-03) lists 760,155 tCO₂e, a 3.1× difference with no explanation in the extracted record
• ⚠Baseline is project-specific rather than jurisdictional or standardised, and the last baseline reassessment date is not found in the extracted record

Credit Vintages