GS1247 VPA 304 - Togo Safe Water

Audit Analysis

The Togo Safe Water project (GS1247 VPA 304) has VVB-confirmed additionality and no reported reversals, but is undermined by a complete absence of a verified emissions reduction figure, a seven-fold discrepancy between claimed and PDD-stated ERR values, significant borehole capacity failures during the monitoring period, and a direct contradiction on whether FPIC was conducted. The project also lacks a stated buffer pool and relies on a project-specific baseline with a 0% leakage deduction that conflicts with the PDD's 5% figure.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No verified ERR figure exists in the extracted record; the claimed 69,437 tCO2e (monitoring report, Jul 2025) is contradicted by the PDD's 9,919 tCO2e (Jul 2021) — a roughly 7× gap that cannot be reconciled without a verified audit trail
• ⚠Borehole AGB026 suffered a 30% capacity reduction and full breakdown (Feb 2024), and borehole ASR017 lost 70% of capacity (Dec 2023–Apr 2024), yet the project still claims full emission reductions for the monitoring period
• ⚠FPIC status is directly contradicted: the monitoring report (Jul 2025) states FPIC was not conducted, while the validation report (Aug 2025) states it was — a fundamental safeguard inconsistency
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% in the 2025 monitoring report but was 5% in the 2023 PDD; the justification shifted from 'quantified' to 'deemed negligible' without a documented re-analysis

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