GS1247 VPA 307 - Togo Safe Water

Audit Analysis

The Togo Safe Water project (VPA 307, part of a 5-VPA verification) has VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but is burdened by an extraordinary volume of material findings, 60+ corrective actions, 5 open forward action requests, and 9 inter-document contradictions. ER calculation errors, a contradictory leakage treatment (0% 'quantified' vs 5% in the PDD vs 'deemed negligible' in the monitoring report), and a low extraction confidence level collectively undermine confidence in the integrity and reliability of the verified figures.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠60+ corrective actions and 5 open FARs remain unresolved, indicating persistent compliance and documentation gaps
• ⚠ER calculation errors in Parameters Cj and Xboil required correction, undermining confidence in the verified 16,591 tCO₂e figure
• ⚠Leakage treatment is contradictory across documents: 0% 'quantified' in the verification report, 5% in the PDD, and 'deemed negligible' in the monitoring report
• ⚠9 contradictions between documents, including a 67% discrepancy in ERR figures (9,919 in the PDD vs 16,591 in the verification report) that may reflect different VPA scopes but is unclarified
• ⚠Baseline calculation error: Qp,y was capped at 7.5 litres/person/day instead of the correct 7, requiring correction

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