GS5047 VPA34 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project II
GS-1621 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7449
#709of 1329 in Industrial#51of 139 in Rwanda#1061of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Rwanda with VVB-confirmed additionality and a consistent usage rate, but undermined by the absence of a buffer pool despite documented stove breakage, a project-specific baseline with no reassessment record, and numerous data inconsistencies that required corrective actions. The project is functional but carries moderate permanence and data-reliability risks.
Red Flags
- Thirteen material findings were logged in the verification report, including inconsistent stove counts, monitoring-period date errors, and a survey methodology error (wrong TDR applied to Age Group 1), all requiring corrective action
- FPIC was not conducted (stated as false in the extracted record), which is a significant safeguards gap for a community cookstove deployment in Rwanda
- No lifetime ex-ante ERR estimate was found in the extracted record, preventing a pro-rata over- or under-delivery check against the 82,175 tCO₂e claimed figure
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 827 | 827 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4,552 | 4,499 | 53 | |
| 2021 | 9,382 | 8,967 | 415 | |
| 2022 | 8,865 | 6,472 | 2,393 | |
| 2023 | 8,779 | 3,571 | 5,208 | |
| 2024 | 8,013 | 0 | 8,013 | |
| Total | 40,418 | 24,336 | 16,082 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed (2023)
9 stoves broken, 1; 65% breakage
0% deemed negligible; contradictory justifications
Project-specific; no reassessment date found
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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