GS1264: Native Clean Water Programme West Africa: VPA(01) Ghana
GS-1578 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1294
#257of 1329 in Industrial#4of 21 in Ghana#432of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A long-running Gold Standard water filter project in Ghana with VVB-verified additionality, but undermined by the absence of a buffer pool for physical assets, a project-specific baseline, 100% usage assumptions, and an extensive list of 24 corrective actions including calculation errors. The identical claimed and verified ERR figures, combined with multiple data contradictions across documents, raise moderate concerns about the robustness of the credit claims.
Red Flags
- 24 corrective actions required in the 2024 verification, including ER calculation errors (days in year, usage parameter) and a CH4 emission factor error
- Claimed and verified ERR are identical (8,655 tCO2e) with no adjustment, and the ex-ante lifetime estimate is not stated, preventing a pro-rata delivery check
- 100% usage rate assumed and verified with no decay or attrition allowance over a 12+ year crediting period
- Leakage justification is contradictory: the verification report states 'quantified' while the monitoring report states 'deemed negligible', yet the deduction is 0%
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 3,800 | 2,441 | 1,359 | |
| 2014 | 10,537 | 110 | 10,427 | |
| 2015 | 10,000 | 200 | 9,800 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 200 | 9,800 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 199 | 9,801 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 200 | 9,800 | |
| 2019 | 8,396 | 100 | 8,296 | |
| 2020 | 7,367 | 0 | 7,367 | |
| 2021 | 8,202 | 0 | 8,202 | |
| 2022 | 4,434 | 0 | 4,434 | |
| Total | 82,758 | 3,450 | 79,308 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
filter lifespan risk unaddressed
0% deduction; justification contradictory across documents
Project-specific; reassessment timing not stated
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted
CCP and CORSIA status not stated
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