GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-15 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
GS-2736 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10779
#54of 1329 in Industrial#3of 33 in Burkina Faso#144of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove efficiency project in Burkina Faso with VVB-confirmed additionality, a measured project-specific baseline, and a quantified 5% leakage deduction. However, permanence risk is under-addressed (no buffer pool, reversal events not discussed), the project is CORSIA-eligible creating dual-channel exposure, and several cross-document contradictions—particularly on safeguards and usage rates—reduce confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- Reversal events are explicitly not addressed and no buffer pool percentage is stated, leaving permanence risk unquantified for a cookstove project where units can break or be replaced
- Safeguards documentation is contradictory within the same reporting period: the verification report (June 2024) confirms safeguards while the monitoring report (24 June 2024) does not
- Usage rate shows a large discrepancy across monitoring reports: 99.09% in the 2020 report versus 89.86% in the 2024 report, a gap of roughly 10 percentage points that is not explained
- A remote audit deviation was approved for the 2021 monitoring period, and the verification report requires an on-site audit at the next periodic verification, indicating the VVB could not fully verify field conditions in person
- CORSIA eligibility is confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,156 | 5,740 | 3,416 | |
| 2021 | 10,000 | 9,720 | 280 | |
| 2022 | 10,000 | 9,800 | 200 | |
| 2023 | 10,000 | 9,800 | 200 | |
| Total | 39,156 | 35,060 | 4,096 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test confirmed by SustainCERT
reversal risk unaddressed
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific, measured; reassessed 2022
FPIC done; grievance confirmed but docs conflict
CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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