GS1247 VPA 182 Zoba Debub Community Boreholes

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole project in Eritrea has a VVB-verified additionality assessment and recent baseline reassessment, but is undermined by multiple unresolved material findings that question the validity of monitoring data, a significant discrepancy between two reported ERR figures (79,172 vs 4,108), no verified ERR to confirm claims, and a thin 0% leakage justification. Six corrective actions remain open, including requirements for site visits, maintenance transparency, and sampling protocol documentation, indicating the MRV system has not yet met the standard's expectations.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Two monitoring reports show ERR figures of 79,172 and 4,108 — a nearly 20-fold discrepancy with no explanation in the extracted record
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available in any document, making it impossible to confirm whether claimed credits are supported by actual performance
• ⚠Multiple open material findings (CL#01, CL#05, CL#06, CL#07, CL#08) question the validity of survey signatures, sampling methodology, and grievance process documentation
• ⚠Six corrective actions remain unresolved, including mandatory site visit, borehole downtime tracking, and maintenance programme transparency

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