GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticRwandaGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS1247 VPA 110 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project, Rwanda

GS-973 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5396

#1007of 1329 in Industrial#90of 139 in Rwanda#1440of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

4.3/ 10
Integrity
3.5
Transparency
4.0
Claim Safety
5.5
Documentation
4.5

Scored2026-09-03medium confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2020-09-30

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Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole water-access project in Rwanda shows reasonable operational monitoring and a conservative verified usage rate, but suffers from significant documentation gaps: no additionality test, no VVB identification, and no buffer pool are found in the extracted record. The ERR figures are contradicted between two monitoring reports, and the absence of a verification report limits confidence in the project's integrity claims.

Red Flags

  • No additionality test type or VVB verification is documented in any available record, which is a fundamental requirement for Gold Standard projects
  • ERR figures are contradicted between the June 2020 monitoring report (159,041 tCO₂e) and the February 2021 monitoring report (38,968 tCO₂e) — a 4× discrepancy that is unexplained
  • No VVB name or verification report appears in the evidence set, despite the project being registered under Gold Standard

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
3,2673,2670
2017
9,9179,9170
2018
9,9179,9170
2019
8,2697,934335
2020
2,5682,5680
Total33,93833,603335

Risk Indicators

Additionality

No additionality test or VVB verification found

Permanence

no reversals reported

Leakage

Deemed negligible, reasonable for borehole water project

Baseline

Project-specific baseline, no reassessment date

Safeguards

Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not confirmed

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-03General Methodology v2.1
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