GS1247 VPA 26 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Kasungu Boreholes, Malawi
GS-535 ↗ · current registry ID: GS3107
#884of 1329 in Industrial#63of 92 in Malawi#1300of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard borehole project in Malawi displaces firewood and charcoal for cooking, with additionality confirmed by an independent VVB via a combined test. However, the project is burdened by an extraordinary volume of material findings, open corrective actions, and a Gold Standard grievance review that imposed caps on key parameters, signalling that original claims were overstated. The 0% leakage deduction with a 'deemed negligible' justification and the very low 2% buffer pool leave limited margin for error in a project where multiple boreholes have already failed.
Red Flags
- SWS Grievance review imposed caps on water yield, usage rate, and user numbers, indicating the original emission reduction claims were inflated before correction
- Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' in a project where households may still collect firewood for non-cooking uses
- Dozens of open and closed corrective actions, clarification logs, and forward action requests across multiple verification cycles indicate persistent data-quality and documentation problems
- Registry still lists the wrong methodology version (TPDDTEC v1) and incorrect SDGs for several VPAs, a discrepancy flagged but not yet fully resolved
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 514 | 514 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8,214 | 8,214 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9,973 | 3,448 | 6,525 | |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 8,340 | 1,660 | |
| 2020 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9,883 | 5,384 | 4,499 | |
| 2022 | 10,000 | 9,801 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 8,476 | 0 | 8,476 | |
| 2024 | 8,970 | 0 | 8,970 | |
| Total | 106,030 | 75,701 | 30,329 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
multiple borehole failures
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, reassessed 2020
FPIC and grievance present; documentation inconsistent
CCP and CORSIA status not stated
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