GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticNepalGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS11935 GS11934 RVPA-46 Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities

GS-4722 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12746

#682of 1329 in Industrial#74of 101 in Nepal#1031of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

4.8/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
4.5

Scored2026-09-02medium confidence

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Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove efficiency project in Nepal with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant gaps in permanence safeguards (no buffer pool, reversals unaddressed), an unverified 100% usage-rate assumption, and a contradictory FPIC record. The identical claimed and verified ERR figures suggest no independent monitoring verification has yet been conducted, limiting confidence in the credit volume.

Red Flags

  • FPIC status is contradictory: the 2024 validation report states FPIC was not conducted, while an earlier 2023 validation report states it was — the more recent document is privileged, indicating a potential safeguards gap
  • 100% usage rate assumed with no verified usage-rate data available, creating material over-crediting risk
  • Total ERR claimed and verified are identical (47,333 tCO2e), indicating no independent monitoring verification has been performed
  • No buffer pool percentage stated and reversal events explicitly not addressed, leaving permanence risk unmitigated
  • Low extraction confidence across the document set reduces reliability of the extracted record

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2023
2,14402,144
2024
2,32302,323
Total4,46704,467

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

reversals unaddressed

Leakage

5% quantified deduction with justification

Baseline

Project-specific; no reassessment date found

Safeguards

FPIC contradictory; grievance mechanism present

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02General Methodology v2.1
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