GS5047 VPA81 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati – Mukura Forest Conservation Project IX
GS-2976 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11017
#92of 1329 in Industrial#9of 139 in Rwanda#196of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Rwanda with VVB-confirmed additionality and no material findings, but undermined by significant contradictions between the verification and monitoring reports on ERR figures, FNRB values, and crediting period. The project-specific baseline, absence of a stated buffer pool, and unresolved data discrepancies create moderate over-crediting and permanence risk.
Red Flags
- ERR figure contradiction: the monitoring report contains both 63,536 and 5,850 as claimed ERR values, a ~10× discrepancy that undermines confidence in the reported reductions
- Crediting period conflict: the verification report states 2017–2024 while the monitoring report states 2022–2030, creating ambiguity about the valid crediting window
- FNRB value differs between documents (0.89 local field vs 0.77 national default), and the higher value was used in the verification, inflating claimed reductions
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,577 | 0 | 1,577 | |
| 2023 | 9,913 | 0 | 9,913 | |
| 2024 | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| Total | 21,490 | 0 | 21,490 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
reversal risk unquantified
0% deduction, justification contradicted across documents
Project-specific; no reassessment date stated
Mentioned in verification but absent from monitoring and PDD
CORSIA and CCP statuses not stated
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