GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 9
GS-3923 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11909
#206of 1329 in Industrial#30of 92 in Malawi#362of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#50of 189 in AMS-II.G
Audit Analysis
A large-scale Gold Standard biomass cookstove programme in Malawi with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reported reversals, but undermined by seven cross-document contradictions affecting key parameters (crediting period, usage rates, leakage justification, and ERR figures). The project-specific baseline, absence of a stated buffer pool, and unit-level inconsistencies in usage-rate data create moderate over-crediting risk that is not fully resolved by the 5% leakage deduction.
Red Flags
- Crediting period contradicts between the monitoring report (2016–2025) and the validation report (2021–2036), creating ambiguity about the true project lifetime and pro-rata expectations
- Usage-rate assumed value appears in two incompatible units (365 days vs 0.6696 fraction) across two PDD versions, indicating a data-quality or template error
- Leakage justification is stated as 'quantified' in the verification report but 'deemed negligible' in a later appendix, creating uncertainty about the basis of the 5% deduction
- Corrective actions require verification that no double issuance of CER and GSVER occurred for the same vintage, but this verification is not yet confirmed
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39,937 | 39,937 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6,534 | 0 | 6,534 | |
| Total | 46,471 | 39,937 | 6,534 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
no reversals reported
5% deduction but justification inconsistent across docs
Project-specific; no reassessment date stated
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CCP and CORSIA status both unstated; no-double-issuance verification pending
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