GS1366 VPA 9 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project
GS-1410 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7131
#899of 1329 in Industrial#109of 157 in Kenya#1317of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project has a reasonable safeguards framework and a documented investment additionality test, but is undermined by a severe discrepancy between the PDD's per-period estimate (10,000 tCO₂e) and the monitoring report's claim (84,658 tCO₂e), which exceeds even the lifetime ex-ante estimate of 50,000 tCO₂e. The absence of a named VVB, a project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment, and a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible' further weaken confidence in the credit's integrity.
Red Flags
- The monitoring report claims 84,658 tCO₂e for a single period while the PDD estimates only 10,000 tCO₂e per period and the lifetime ex-ante total is 50,000 tCO₂e — the claim is roughly 9× the pro-rata annual expectation, indicating a serious over-crediting risk.
- No VVB name is recorded in any available document, making it impossible to confirm independent verification of the additionality test or the monitoring data.
- Leakage is set at 0% with a 'deemed negligible' justification in the monitoring report, yet the PDD originally described leakage as 'quantified' — the contradiction suggests the quantification was dropped without documented rationale.
- The additionality test type changed from 'combined' (PDD, Feb 2019) to 'investment' (PDD, Oct 2020) without a clear explanation of the revision.
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 395 | 395 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,395 | 10,395 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test present but VVB verification unconfirmed; test type revised between PDD versions
no reversal events recorded; energy-efficiency type lowers inherent risk
0% deduction with 'deemed negligible' justification; PDD originally described quantified leakage
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded 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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