GS1366 Micro Energy PoA, VPA 2 West Cameroon Improved Cookstoves
GS-526 ↗ · current registry ID: GS3071
#895of 1329 in Industrial#7of 9 in Cameroon#1313of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Cameroon with a present investment additionality test and matching claimed/verified ERR figures, but undermined by 16 material findings, 17 corrective actions, an unconfirmed VVB identity, a project-specific baseline with no reassessment record, and significant local stakeholder consultation gaps (one department for eight regions). The pro-rata delivery ratio (~233% of expectation) is conservative, but the volume of unresolved monitoring and governance deficiencies limits confidence in the underlying data.
Red Flags
- 16 material findings and 17 corrective actions logged in the verification report, including missing sampling methodology, missing survey results, and missing signed carbon transfer forms
- Local Stakeholder Consultation held in only one department for a project spanning eight regions, and the LSC meeting date coincided with the project start date, raising retroactive-approval concerns
- VVB name not stated in any available document; additionality_verified_by_vvb is not confirmed
- FNRB method contradicts between the monitoring report (local field measurement) and the PDD (national default), with the PDD dated 2020-10-14 — after the 2016 verification
- Crediting period end date is not stated, making the full project lifetime and pro-rata calculations uncertain
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 654 | 654 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1,536 | 1,536 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 303 | 303 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,493 | 2,493 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test present but VVB verification unconfirmed
Energy-efficiency project; no reversal events reported
0% deduction, deemed negligible, not quantified
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded
FPIC and grievance mechanism present; LSC scope and timing concerns
CORSIA and CCP status both not stated
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