GS5047 VPA35 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project III
GS-1622 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7450
#777of 1329 in Industrial#60of 139 in Rwanda#1165of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Rwanda with a VVB-verified additionality test and reasonable leakage treatment, but undermined by numerous material findings (broken stoves, data inconsistencies, survey gaps), eight cross-document contradictions, and the absence of a buffer pool or verified ERR figures. The project's integrity is further weakened by the non-conduct of FPIC and a project-specific baseline with no documented reassessment.
Red Flags
- Nine stoves reported non-operational during MP3 and 1.65% of households reported broken stoves, yet the project initially claimed 100% usage — corrected only after VVB review
- Eight contradictions across documents, including conflicting additionality verification status (true in 2023 vs false in 2022), conflicting FNRB methods (national default vs local field), and conflicting usage rates (98% vs 90%)
- FPIC explicitly not conducted, a significant safeguards gap for a community-level cookstove deployment in Rwanda
- No total ERR verified figure or ex-ante lifetime estimate available, preventing independent verification of claimed reductions
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,696 | 3,696 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8,619 | 8,605 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 8,961 | 8,783 | 178 | |
| 2022 | 8,483 | 8,314 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 8,423 | 3,417 | 5,006 | |
| 2024 | 4,966 | 0 | 4,966 | |
| Total | 43,148 | 32,815 | 10,333 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed but contradicted by earlier report
device-failure risk unaddressed
0% deduction, reasonable for domestic cookstoves
Project-specific, no reassessment date documented
Grievance mechanism present but FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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