GS1247 VPA 91 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes, Malawi
GS-1465 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5329
#893of 1329 in Industrial#65of 92 in Malawi#1309of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard improved-kitchen project in Malawi has a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and no reported reversal events, but is undermined by seven corrective action requests, a 0% leakage deduction with no justification in the latest verification, the absence of a buffer pool, and a project-specific baseline. The lack of a verified ERR figure and contradictions in monitoring methodology and safeguards documentation across documents create meaningful uncertainty about the robustness of the claimed 99,056 tCO₂e.
Red Flags
- Seven corrective action requests (CAR 01–07) and 24 compliance-level findings in the 2024 verification report indicate substantial compliance deficiencies
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification described as 'not addressed' in the February 2024 verification report, despite an earlier 2022 verification stating it was quantified
- CORSIA eligibility confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
- No verified ERR figure found in the extracted record, preventing independent confirmation of the 99,056 tCO₂e claimed
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 356 | 356 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 9,994 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 7,993 | 7,993 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7,270 | 3,960 | 3,310 | |
| 2022 | 9,883 | 9,650 | 233 | |
| 2023 | 3,543 | 0 | 3,543 | |
| 2024 | 6,009 | 0 | 6,009 | |
| Total | 75,054 | 56,953 | 18,101 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
no reversals reported
0% deduction, justification absent in latest verification
Project-specific, reassessed 2024
FPIC and grievance present; benefit sharing contradictory
CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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