GS1729 Myanmar Stoves Campaign - Soneva in Myanmar - VPA No. 008
GS-1497 ↗ · current registry ID: GS6338
#902of 1329 in Industrial#21of 25 in Myanmar#1320of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Myanmar Stoves Campaign is a cookstove efficiency project under Gold Standard with a quantified 5% leakage deduction and no material findings, but it carries significant integrity concerns: the 2024 verification report does not confirm additionality, the assumed 100% usage rate was verified at only 52.63%, and 22 corrective actions remain open. Seven cross-document contradictions—including conflicting additionality verification status, ERR figures, and crediting-period dates—undermine confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- Additionality was NOT confirmed by the VVB in the 2024 verification report, directly contradicting the 2023 validation report which stated it was verified.
- Assumed usage rate of 100% versus a verified rate of only 52.63% represents a 47-percentage-point gap that materially affects credit validity.
- 22 corrective actions remain open in the 2024 verification report, including errors in the crediting-period start date, discount factor, household size, and firewood consumption figures.
- FPIC was not conducted, and the crediting-period end date is missing from the verification report.
- The 2022 monitoring report records only 4,588 tCO2e while the 2024 verification report records 25,298 tCO2e for the claimed ERR, a five-fold discrepancy that is unexplained.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 727 | 727 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8,599 | 8,599 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7,191 | 6,491 | 700 | |
| 2020 | 6,592 | 0 | 6,592 | |
| 2021 | 2,899 | 0 | 2,899 | |
| Total | 26,008 | 15,817 | 10,191 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test present but not VVB-confirmed (2024 VR)
no reversal events; cookstove avoidance
5% quantified deduction in 2024 verification report
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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