GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticNepalGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS11935 GS11934 RVPA-14 Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities

GS-4690 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12713

#1006of 1329 in Industrial#90of 101 in Nepal#1439of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

4.3/ 10
Integrity
4.5
Transparency
4.0
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
4.0

Scored2026-09-02medium confidence

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Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove project in Nepal with confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant gaps in permanence protection (no buffer pool, reversals unaddressed), an outdated 2010 baseline survey, a contradictory FPIC record, and no completed monitoring period. The exact match between claimed and verified ERR figures, combined with a 100% usage-rate assumption and low document extraction confidence, raises over-crediting concerns.

Red Flags

  • Baseline survey conducted in 2010 (14+ years before validation) flagged by the Gold Standard CME as potentially not relevant for current firewood consumption patterns
  • FPIC status contradicts between two validation reports (conducted in 2023, not conducted in 2024) — the more recent 2024 report states FPIC was NOT conducted
  • Total ERR claimed and verified are identical (47,333 tCO2e) with no monitoring period stated, suggesting no actual field monitoring has been completed
  • 100% usage-rate assumption with no verified usage data and no end-use tracking mechanism documented

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2023
6,50506,505
2024
2,34902,349
Total8,85408,854

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

reversals unaddressed

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific; 2010 survey flagged as outdated

Safeguards

Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted per 2024 report

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02General Methodology v2.1
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