GS5047 VPA63 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda – Makera Forest Cook Stove Project VIII
GS-2953 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10994
#261of 1329 in Industrial#23of 139 in Rwanda#437of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Rwanda displacing fuelwood, verified by SustainCERT. The project has a combined additionality test and consistent usage rates, but lacks a buffer pool, relies on a project-specific baseline, and shows a 16% over-claiming discrepancy between the monitoring and verification reports. Overall a moderate-quality project with several data gaps and minor data-quality corrections.
Red Flags
- ERR discrepancy: the monitoring report (Nov 2023) claimed 69,668 tCO₂e while the verification report (Nov 2023) confirmed only 58,350 tCO₂e — a 16% over-claim that the VVB corrected
- Additionality VVB verification status is not explicitly confirmed in the extracted record despite a combined test being stated
- Lifetime ex-ante ERR estimate is not available, preventing a pro-rata delivery check against the 13-month monitoring period
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,477 | 3,477 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 738 | 724 | 14 | |
| Total | 4,215 | 4,201 | 14 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test stated but VVB confirmation not explicitly recorded
no reversal events confirmed absent
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' — reasonable for cookstoves but not quantified
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing confirmed by VVB; FPIC not stated
CORSIA and CCP status both not stated in available documents
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