GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticNepalGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS11935 GS11934 RVPA-44 Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities

GS-4720 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12744

#607of 1329 in Industrial#63of 101 in Nepal#933of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

4.9/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
4.0

Scored2026-09-02medium confidence

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Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove project in Nepal with a confirmed additionality test and quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant gaps in permanence protection (no buffer pool stated), a contradictory FPIC record between two validation reports, and no monitoring data available to verify actual delivery. The 100% usage rate assumption and project-specific baseline introduce moderate over-crediting risk.

Red Flags

  • FPIC status contradicts between two validation reports: the 2023-11-30 report states FPIC was conducted, while the more recent 2024-09-27 report states it was not — a serious safeguards inconsistency
  • Six Forward Action Requests (FARs) were raised during validation, including concerns about the 2010 baseline survey's relevance, double-counting demonstration, and grievance mechanism logistics
  • Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete
  • No monitoring report or monitoring period data is present in the extracted record, so actual delivery cannot be verified against the ex-ante estimate

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2023
2,27202,272
2024
2,32402,324
Total4,59604,596

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test confirmed by VVB

Permanence

5-yr crediting period

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific; reassessment timing not stated

Safeguards

FPIC contradiction; grievance mechanism questioned

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02General Methodology v2.1
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