GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – VPA-26 – Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré
GS-3058 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11071
#539of 1329 in Industrial#20of 33 in Burkina Faso#837of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Burkina Faso with a quantified 5% leakage deduction and no material findings, but undermined by the VVB's failure to confirm additionality at the verification stage, the absence of a stated buffer pool, and 28 outstanding corrective actions that reveal significant documentation and reporting gaps. The project's claim safety is moderate: claimed and verified ERR figures align in the latest report, but the lack of a lifetime ex-ante estimate prevents a meaningful pro-rata delivery check.
Red Flags
- The verification report (2023-06-16) records that additionality was NOT confirmed by the VVB, contradicting the earlier validation report (2023-03-03) which stated it was confirmed — a fundamental additionality gap at the verification stage.
- 28 corrective actions remain open, including requests to correct ex-ante values, clarify usage-rate calculations, justify baseline changes, and submit missing supporting documents for baseline firewood consumption.
- The FNRB method is inconsistent across documents: the validation report (2023-03-03) records a local-field method while the verification report (2023-06-16) records a national-default method, raising questions about which value underpins the credit calculation.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,413 | 5,413 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10,000 | 9,849 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| Total | 25,413 | 15,262 | 10,151 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test present but VVB did not confirm at verification
no reversals reported
5% quantified deduction applied
Project-specific measured baseline; not yet due for reassessment
FPIC and grievance mechanism documented but with contradictions across PDD versions
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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