GS1247 VPA 155 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project, Rwanda
GS-1504 ↗ · current registry ID: GS6790
#171of 1329 in Industrial#15of 139 in Rwanda#314of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved kitchen stove project in Rwanda with VVB-verified additionality, recent baseline reassessment, and no reversal events, but undermined by seven documented contradictions across key parameters (leakage, FNRB, usage rate, crediting period, benefit sharing) that create meaningful uncertainty about the project's actual configuration. The verified ERR exceeds the claimed figure, which is a positive signal, yet the absence of a stated buffer pool and the project-specific baseline limit confidence in long-term integrity.
Red Flags
- Seven contradictions across monitoring reports, PDD, and validation report affect leakage justification, FNRB value and method, usage rate, crediting period, reversal events, and benefit sharing — indicating inconsistent project documentation over time
- Crediting period is stated as 2014–2021 in the 2020 monitoring report but 2025–2030 in the 2025 validation report, and the 2023–2024 monitoring period does not clearly fall within either window, creating ambiguity about which period the ERR figures apply to
- The most recent validation report (August 2025) states benefit sharing is not described, contradicting the 2020 monitoring report which confirms it
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,984 | 8,984 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9,997 | 9,997 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5,393 | 5,393 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4,365 | 4,365 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 425 | 425 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,164 | 29,164 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, deemed negligible; justification inconsistent across reports
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2024
FPIC and grievance present; benefit sharing contradicted by 2025 validation
CORSIA not stated; CCP not mentioned
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