GS1247 VPA 4 Dokolo District Borehole Project
GS-375 ↗ · current registry ID: GS2480
#699of 1329 in Industrial#84of 163 in Uganda#1049of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard borehole water project in Uganda displaces decentralized thermal energy for water collection, with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events. However, the verification report contains an unusually large number of material findings and corrective actions (over 50 items), indicating significant MRV data-quality weaknesses. The project lacks a buffer pool, and a contradiction exists between the PDD's original 5% leakage deduction and the current 0% 'deemed negligible' position.
Red Flags
- Over 50 material findings and corrective actions in the verification report, including calculation errors, missing parameters (FD,y not reported), and inconsistencies between the MR and ER spreadsheet
- Leakage deduction changed from 5% in the PDD (2023) to 0% 'deemed negligible' in the 2025 verification report, with the monitoring report (2023) describing it as 'quantified' — the basis for the change is unclear
- FPIC status contradicts between the monitoring report (not conducted) and the validation report (conducted)
- Multiple FARs from prior verifications remain open (FAR 01–05 on SDG indicators, fNRB reporting, and monitoring options)
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7,074 | 7,074 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3,075 | 3,075 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1,942 | 876 | 1,066 | |
| 2022 | 1,331 | 1,305 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 1,922 | 1,885 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 1,019 | 93 | 926 | |
| Total | 66,367 | 64,312 | 2,055 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
borehole failure risk
0% deduction; PDD had 5%; justification unclear
Project-specific baseline; reassessed 2024
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC status contradictory
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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