GS1729 - Myanmar Stoves Campaign - Soneva in Myanmar - VPA No. 004
GS-1494 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5660
#835of 1329 in Industrial#17of 25 in Myanmar#1235of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard cookstove project in Myanmar has a combined additionality test and quantified leakage deduction, but is undermined by a direct contradiction on whether the VVB actually verified additionality (the 2020 validation report says no, the 2018 verification report says yes), a 15-percentage-point gap between assumed (100%) and verified (85%) usage rates, and 18 outstanding corrective actions. The ERR figures differ by a factor of 2.5 between the 2018 and 2023 documents, and no buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented.
Red Flags
- Additionality verification is directly contradicted: the 2018 verification report confirms VVB verification, but the more recent 2020 validation report records it as not verified by the VVB.
- Usage rate assumed at 100% in the monitoring report but verified at only 85%, implying a ~17.6% over-claim on emission reductions.
- Lifetime ex-ante ERR of 9,502 tCO2e (2023 validation report) is lower than the 14,582 tCO2e verified for the earlier 2016–2018 period (2018 verification report), suggesting the original claims were not supported by actual performance.
- 18 corrective actions remain outstanding, including missing ODA declaration, incomplete stakeholder consultation records, and unresolved template non-compliance.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,561 | 631 | 930 | |
| 2017 | 1,695 | 1,695 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 141 | 139 | 2 | |
| Total | 3,397 | 2,465 | 932 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test present but VVB verification contradicted across documents
efficiency project with lower but unaddressed reversal risk
5% quantified in monitoring report but 0% in validation report; justification inconsistent
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2020; not jurisdictional
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present, but FPIC not conducted and 18 corrective actions outstanding
CORSIA and CCP status both not stated; dual-channel risk unaddressed
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