GS1247 VPA 20 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project, Rwanda

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard VPA project in Rwanda (improved kitchen stoves and borehole water supply) has a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a recently reassessed project-specific baseline, but is undermined by significant contradictions in ERR figures, leakage treatment, and fNRB values across its monitoring reports and PDD. Multiple forward action requests and corrective actions remain open, and the absence of a stated buffer pool or verified ERR figure limits confidence in the project's integrity and claim safety.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠ERR figures differ by a factor of four between two monitoring reports (29,460 tCO₂e in the 2021 report vs 118,202 tCO₂e in the 2020 report), with no clear explanation of scope or period differences
• ⚠Leakage deduction is stated as 0% (deemed negligible) in the 2021 monitoring report but 5% in the 2023 PDD, creating uncertainty about the actual deduction applied
• ⚠Five forward action requests (FAR 01–05) covering SDG indicators, fNRB reporting, and monitoring justification remain open at the VPA level
• ⚠fNRB value differs between the 2021 monitoring report (0.98) and the 2023 PDD (0.85), and the method is described as both 'national default' and 'local field' across documents

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