GS1247 VPA 48 Eritrean District Boreholes
GS-815 ↗ · current registry ID: GS4519
#531of 1329 in Industrial#23of 38 in Eritrea#829of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard borehole water-supply project in Eritrea with VVB-verified additionality and no reported reversals, but undermined by eleven cross-document contradictions—most critically a 0% vs 5% leakage deduction discrepancy and a 0.97 vs 0.85 fNRB split. The project delivered exactly its claimed ERR for the 2023–24 monitoring period, yet the volume of material findings and open corrective actions signals ongoing MRV fragility.
Red Flags
- Leakage deduction is 0% in the 2023 monitoring report but 5% in the PDD; the project is over-crediting by up to 5% relative to its own design document
- fNRB value of 0.97 (monitoring report) conflicts with 0.85 (PDD); the higher value inflates claimed reductions
- Eleven contradictions across documents, including a crediting-period mismatch (2015–2022 vs 2025–2030), indicating possible VPA re-registration or scope confusion
- Double-counting of users for proximate boreholes (ZMA 054/055, 056/057) was flagged as a material finding and required corrective action
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,695 | 9,695 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 876 | 876 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9,124 | 9,124 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6,872 | 3,114 | 3,758 | |
| 2022 | 8,979 | 3,989 | 4,990 | |
| 2023 | 263 | 0 | 263 | |
| Total | 52,509 | 43,498 | 9,011 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction contradicts PDD 5%
Project-specific, reassessed 2024
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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