GS1247 VPA 227 The Gambia Safe Water
GS-2189 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7583
#615of 1329 in Industrial#8of 8 in Gambia#941of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Gambia Safe Water project (GS1247 VPA 227) is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency project with VVB-confirmed additionality and recent baseline reassessment, but is undermined by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction with contradictory historical justification, no stated buffer pool, and a high volume of material findings (21 CARs, 6 CLs) including repeated water-quality failures at boreholes. Multiple cross-document contradictions in ERR figures, usage rates, and fNRB method reduce confidence in the data reliability.
Red Flags
- 48 boreholes failed water-quality testing across multiple quarters (19 in Q1 2021, 11 in Q2 2021, 18 at initial testing), raising questions about sustained safe-water delivery and actual usage rates
- Leakage deduction is 0% in the 2024 verification report but the PDD originally proposed 5%; the justification shifted from 'deemed negligible' to 'quantified' between the 2023 and 2024 reports without clear reconciliation
- Five Forward Action Requests (FARs) remain open, including evaluation of SDG indicators at VPA level and submission of an fNRB report
- ERR figures differ substantially between the 2023 and 2024 verification reports (claimed: 60,000 vs 36,083; verified: 65,901 vs 36,083), indicating a significant downward revision
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,268 | 3,268 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4,601 | 4,515 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 5,638 | 4,204 | 1,434 | |
| 2023 | 4,652 | 0 | 4,652 | |
| Total | 18,159 | 11,987 | 6,172 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
no reversals
0% deduction; contradictory justification history
Project-specific; reassessed 2024
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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