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GS12066 - MicroEnergy Credits – Microfinance for Clean Cooking Product Lines - India - Clean Cooking Project - VPA01

Developer: Micro Energy Credits Corporation Private Limited

GS-4076 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12067

#432of 1735 in Industrial#1056of 2807 in India#642of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)#3of 6 in GS-MMECD

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 2 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.7 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

A Gold Standard clean-cooking microfinance project in India with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and no reported reversal events. However, the absence of a stated buffer pool, a 100% usage-rate assumption without independent verification, a project-specific baseline, and numerous (albeit corrected) material findings in the monitoring report temper confidence. The verified-to-claimed ratio of roughly 93% and pro-rata delivery of about 104% of the annual ex-ante expectation are reassuring, but several transparency gaps remain.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 2 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 22 registry documents (20 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology approved for some versionsGS Methodology for Metered

    The Integrity Council approved some versions of this protocol and not others: check which version the project uses before claiming CCP quality.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2022
54,5542,83151,723
2023
30,756030,756
Total85,3102,83182,479

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Analysis ProvenanceMetered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices

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