GS11695 GS11696 RVPA-1 Water Purifier Project in Maharashtra, India by Seniority Pvt. Ltd. - VPA-2

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard water purification project in Maharashtra with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by an extensive history of material findings across multiple verification cycles, the absence of any buffer pool for permanence protection, and a project-specific baseline. The 100-fold discrepancy in the reported leakage deduction between the 2024 monitoring report and the 2026 verification report raises data-reliability concerns that temper confidence in the verified figures.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction reported as 5% in the 2026 verification report but 0.05% in the 2024 monitoring report — a 100-fold discrepancy that is unexplained and suggests either a unit error or a methodological change not documented.
• ⚠No buffer pool or permanence mechanism is mentioned in any available document, leaving the project exposed to reversal risk if water purifiers fail or are decommissioned.
• ⚠Over 30 clarification and corrective-action items accumulated across at least three verification cycles, including inconsistencies in SDG baselines, ER calculations, and monitoring parameters, indicating persistent documentation-quality issues.
• ⚠Crediting period end date is not stated in the 2026 verification report (null), while the 2023 validation report lists 2028-09-30; the registered end date is therefore uncertain from the most recent document.

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