GS5658 VPA 30: Improved Cookstoves for Environmental Conservation in Southern Ethiopia
GS-2830 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10873
#1314of 1329 in Industrial#36of 36 in Ethiopia#1786of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard cookstove VPA in southern Ethiopia presents severe data-integrity and verification concerns. The most recent verification report (April 2025) explicitly states that additionality was NOT confirmed by the VVB, 19 material findings and over 30 corrective actions were raised, and the claimed versus verified emission-reduction figures are irreconcilable across documents. While the project type (domestic cookstove efficiency) carries inherently lower permanence risk, the volume and severity of unresolved issues make the credit claims unreliable in their current state.
Red Flags
- Additionality was NOT verified by the VVB in the April 2025 verification report, reversing the 2023 finding; no additionality test type is stated in any available document
- Claimed ERR (20,008 tCO2e) and verified ERR (6,870 tCO2e) are irreconcilable across the monitoring and verification reports, with values appearing swapped between documents
- 19 material findings and 30+ corrective actions remain open, including inconsistent stove counts, missing CIGM reporting, unrepresentative usage-survey sampling, and implausible 100% usage/technology-day claims
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project distributing cookstoves to rural households in southern Ethiopia
- No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving reversal risk unaddressed
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,334 | 5,334 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10,765 | 10,765 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9,582 | 8,867 | 715 | |
| 2023 | 6,155 | 0 | 6,155 | |
| Total | 31,836 | 24,966 | 6,870 |
Risk Indicators
Not verified by VVB; no test type stated
low inherent reversal risk (cookstove)
5% quantified deduction (2025 VR)
Project-specific; no reassessment date found
CIGM present but reporting incomplete; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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