GS2404 International Water purification PoA - Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda - CPA 9

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard water-purification (chlorine dispenser) project in Uganda with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by a project-specific baseline, absence of any stated buffer pool, and seven open corrective actions covering missing monitoring evidence and SDG reporting gaps. The 11-year gap between the 2012 PDD lifetime estimate (43,781 tCO₂e) and the 2023 verification figure (169,658 tCO₂e) for a single monitoring year raises a material over-crediting question that is only partially explained by project expansion under the PoA structure.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The 2012 PDD ex-ante lifetime estimate of 43,781 tCO₂e is roughly 4× lower than the 169,658 tCO₂e verified for a single 2020 monitoring period; even allowing for PoA expansion, the pro-rata expectation for one year of a ~9-year crediting period is ≈4,865 tCO₂e, making the verified figure ≈3,490% of that expectation.
• ⚠Seven corrective actions remain open, including missing evidence for water-quality, refill-rate, and drink-rate monitoring parameters, and unverified employment figures (50 vs 150 jobs).
• ⚠Usage rate (assumed and verified) is not stated in any document, making it impossible to confirm that the 0.82 FNRB is applied to a realistic utilisation figure.

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