GS1247 VPA 138 BioLite Improved Stove Programme, Uganda

Audit Analysis

The BioLite improved stove programme in Uganda has a verified additionality test and a recently reassessed project-specific baseline, but the verification report reveals that 10 of 15 stoves inspected were faulty (broken combustion chamber and/or spoilt fan), which directly undermines the claimed emissions reductions. The leakage deduction was reduced from 5% in the PDD to 0% in the 2024 verification report, and a prior over-crediting adjustment of 693 VERs was applied, raising over-crediting concerns. Multiple open corrective actions and forward action requests indicate ongoing operational and documentation gaps.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠10 out of 15 stoves inspected during the 2024 verification were found faulty (broken combustion chamber and/or spoilt fan), meaning two-thirds of the sampled stoves may not be displacing baseline fuel use as claimed
• ⚠Leakage deduction reduced from 5% in the PDD (2023) to 0% in the 2024 verification report; the 'quantified' justification for the 0% figure is not detailed in the extracted record
• ⚠A prior over-crediting adjustment of 693 VERs was applied to the 2019 vintage, indicating historical over-estimation of emissions reductions
• ⚠Crediting period end date is not stated in the 2024 verification report (listed as open-ended from 22/01/2017), creating uncertainty about the project's temporal boundaries
• ⚠Multiple open Forward Action Requests (FAR 01–05) remain unaddressed, including evaluation of SDG indicators at VPA level and submission of an fNRB report

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