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Re-assessment pendingGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticEritreaRegistry: RegisteredGS-TPDDTEC

GS1247 VPA 176 Zoba Debub Community Boreholes

Developer: CO2balance UK ltd

GS-1520 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7330

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#1052of 1735 in Industrial#29of 38 in Eritrea#1403of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)#158of 313 in GS-TPDDTEC

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 3 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.8 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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

Scored2026-09-03medium confidence

evidence: 34/36 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole project in Eritrea displaces household thermal energy for water heating, with additionality confirmed by the VVB and no reversal events. However, a major baseline error (water boiling test corrected from 0.3 kg to 0.8892 kg due to kerosene contamination of the original test), a usage-rate cap contradiction (95% verified vs. 90% cap mandated by the BAMG), and an extensive list of corrective actions across multiple verification cycles raise significant concerns about the robustness of the underlying calculations and monitoring quality.

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Findings

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Evidence

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On this page: the analysis of 3 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 36 registry documents (34 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 by ICVCMGS TPDDTEC

    The methodology meets the Core Carbon Principles; this project's credits do not carry the CCP label yet.

    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
2017
1,8631,8630
2018
10,00010,0000
2019
8,0125,7452,267
2020
4,4934,45934
2021
5,3523,0262,326
2022
4,8341,2793,555
2023
2,71702,717
Total37,27126,37210,899

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Analysis ProvenanceTechnologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption (TPDDTEC)
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