GS5047 VPA38 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project VI
GS-1625 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7453
#1075of 1329 in Industrial#104of 139 in Rwanda#1517of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Rwanda with VVB-confirmed additionality and a recognised methodology, but undermined by numerous material findings (broken stoves, data inconsistencies, survey gaps), a project-specific baseline with no stated buffer pool, and a significant discrepancy in claimed emission reductions between monitoring reports. The project is functional but carries elevated data-reliability and permanence risk.
Red Flags
- Claimed ERR of 82,175 tCO₂e in the October 2023 monitoring report contradicts a figure of 53,271 in an earlier monitoring report — a 54% gap with no reconciliation stated
- Leakage deduction of 0% justified as 'deemed negligible' in the later monitoring report, while an earlier monitoring report described leakage as 'quantified' — the basis for the zero deduction is inconsistent
- 12+ material findings in the verification report, including stove-number inconsistencies, monitoring-period date errors, and a survey methodology flaw (Age Group 1 excluded due to wrong TDR)
- No lifetime ex-ante ERR estimate found in the extracted record, preventing a pro-rata over/under-delivery check
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,012 | 4,997 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 8,970 | 8,791 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 8,905 | 3,613 | 5,292 | |
| 2024 | 8,926 | 0 | 8,926 | |
| Total | 31,813 | 17,401 | 14,412 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test (SustainCERT, Oct 2023)
9 non-operational and 1; 65% broken stoves
0% deduction; justification contradicts earlier 'quantified' treatment
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date stated
Grievance mechanism and benefit-sharing confirmed in verification report; FPIC not conducted
CCP and CORSIA status not stated in extracted record
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