GS1366 VPA 8 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project
GS-1409 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7130
#898of 1329 in Industrial#108of 157 in Kenya#1316of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency project with basic safeguards in place (FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing) and no material findings. However, a severe discrepancy between the monitoring report's claimed emissions reductions (84,658 tCO₂e) and the PDD figure (10,000 tCO₂e) — which also exceeds the ex-ante lifetime estimate of 50,000 tCO₂e — raises serious over-crediting concerns. The absence of a named VVB, a verified ERR figure, and a buffer pool, combined with four cross-document contradictions, limits confidence in the project's data integrity.
Red Flags
- Monitoring report claims 84,658 tCO₂e for a single period while the PDD states 10,000 tCO₂e and the ex-ante lifetime estimate is only 50,000 tCO₂e — the claimed figure exceeds the entire lifetime projection by 69%
- Crediting period is stated as 2018–2024 in the monitoring report but 2014–2028 in the PDD, creating ambiguity about the valid crediting window
- No VVB name is identified in any available document, and no verified ERR figure is available to cross-check the claimed reductions
- Leakage treatment is contradictory: the PDD references a quantified deduction while the monitoring report concludes leakage is 'deemed negligible' with a 0% deduction
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 623 | 623 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,623 | 10,623 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test present but VVB confirmation not stated; test type contradicts between PDD versions
energy-efficiency type lowers risk but gaps remain
0% deduction with 'deemed negligible' justification; PDD references quantified deduction — contradictory
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date stated in available documents
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism and benefit sharing documented
CORSIA eligibility and CCP status both not stated in available documents
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