GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticNepalGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS11935 GS11934 RVPA-17 Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities

GS-4693 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12716

#499of 1329 in Industrial#40of 101 in Nepal#797of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

5.0/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
4.5

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 (no buffer pool, reversal risk unaddressed), a contradictory FPIC record, and an unverified 100% usage rate assumption. The low extraction confidence and multiple inter-document contradictions reduce confidence in the overall data reliability.

Red Flags

  • FPIC contradiction: the 2024 validation report states FPIC was NOT conducted, while an earlier 2023 validation report stated it was — the more recent document is privileged, indicating a potential safeguard gap for a community-based project
  • No buffer pool percentage stated and reversal events explicitly 'not addressed' in the validation report, leaving permanence risk unquantified for a 5-year crediting period
  • 100% usage rate assumed with no verified usage rate available; the annual survey monitoring method has not yet produced a verified figure
  • Low extraction confidence across the document set, combined with four inter-document contradictions, undermines data reliability

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2023
6,02206,022
2024
2,38202,382
Total8,40408,404

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

mixed evidence / unresolved risk

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific, no reassessment date

Safeguards

FPIC contradiction, grievance present

Double-claim

CCP/CORSIA status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02General Methodology v2.1
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