GS5047 VPA5 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Burera II
GS-1030 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5889
#911of 1329 in Industrial#81of 139 in Rwanda#1329of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Rwanda has VVB-verified additionality and a structured monitoring process, but is undermined by extensive material findings (over 25 issues including calculation errors, data entry problems, and survey inconsistencies), a 17.5% over-estimation of usage rate, a 0% leakage deduction with contradictory justification, and a significant discrepancy between the monitoring report's initial ERR (32,609) and the verified figure (44,128). The absence of a buffer pool, project-specific baseline, and FPIC further weaken the integrity profile.
Red Flags
- ERR discrepancy of 35% between the monitoring report (32,609) and the verification report (44,128) for the same monitoring period, indicating major calculation errors in the initial MR
- Usage rate assumed at 99% ex-ante versus 84.2% verified — a 17.5 percentage-point over-estimation that inflates claimed reductions
- Leakage deduction of 0% with contradictory justification across verification reports ('quantified' in 2024 vs 'not addressed' in 2023)
- No buffer pool percentage stated and reversal events explicitly 'not addressed' in available documents
- FPIC not conducted despite the project operating in a community setting in Rwanda
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1,681 | 1,681 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4,836 | 4,811 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 4,314 | 4,229 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 7,231 | 7,137 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 5,602 | 4,221 | 1,381 | |
| Total | 23,703 | 22,118 | 1,585 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
reversals not addressed
0% deduction; justification contradictory across reports
Project-specific; no reassessment date recorded
Grievance mechanism confirmed in VR; FPIC not conducted; contradictions with MR
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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