GS1247 VPA 212 Sierra Leone Safe Water
GS-1870 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7484
#614of 1329 in Industrial#7of 16 in Sierra Leone#940of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard safe-water project in Sierra Leone with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but undermined by 4,193 borehole failure days, a declining usage rate (93.98% to 81.73%), no buffer pool, no exit strategy, and over 40 outstanding corrective actions. The project over-delivers relative to its ex-ante estimate, yet the volume of open findings and data contradictions across documents raises material concerns about long-term credit integrity.
Red Flags
- 4,193 borehole failure days recorded across all VPAs during the monitoring period, with 4 facilities showing reduced dry-season yield
- Usage rate declined from 93.98% to 81.73% between monitoring periods, signalling deteriorating performance
- Lack of an exit strategy explicitly flagged as a risk to beneficiaries in the verification report
- Over 40 corrective actions and 5 open FARs remain unresolved, including VPA-level SDG indicators and fNRB reporting
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86 | 86 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6,501 | 6,382 | 119 | |
| 2021 | 6,955 | 5,764 | 1,191 | |
| 2022 | 6,614 | 6,483 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 2,762 | 0 | 2,762 | |
| Total | 22,918 | 18,715 | 4,203 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
4,193 failure days
0% deduction; justification inconsistent across docs
Project-specific; reassessed 2024
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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