GS5658 VPA 3: Borehole project "Antonio Giaffreda", Senegal
GS-1118 ↗ · current registry ID: GS6443
#457of 1329 in Industrial#8of 12 in Senegal#717of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard borehole water-access project in Senegal verified by SustainCERT with no material findings, but the extracted record lacks explicit additionality documentation, a buffer pool, and a baseline reassessment date. The project delivered approximately 77% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitoring period, indicating conservative crediting. Multiple contradictions across documents—particularly on leakage justification, crediting period length, and grievance mechanism status—reduce confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any extracted document, leaving a core integrity requirement unverified in the record
- Crediting period discrepancy: the PDD (2021) states a 20-year period (2016–2036) while the monitoring report (2024) states a 5-year period (2018–2023), creating ambiguity about the true ex-ante basis
- Leakage justification is contradictory: the verification report (2024) says 'quantified' while the monitoring report (2024) says 'deemed negligible', with a 0% deduction in both cases
- Four corrective actions remain open, including designing trip-distance questionnaires and replacing the grievance book, indicating operational MRV gaps
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,729 | 2,729 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3,969 | 2,894 | 1,075 | |
| 2020 | 3,544 | 2,294 | 1,250 | |
| 2021 | 3,393 | 3,131 | 262 | |
| 2022 | 3,225 | 634 | 2,591 | |
| 2023 | 986 | 281 | 705 | |
| Total | 17,846 | 11,963 | 5,883 |
Risk Indicators
Not explicitly documented in extracted record
no reversal events addressed
0% deduction; contradictory justification across documents
Project-specific; no reassessment date stated
Grievance and benefit sharing present; FPIC not documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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