GS7591 VPA 17 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard safe-water programme in Mozambique displaces decentralised thermal energy use and has confirmed additionality, FPIC, and no reversal events. However, the verification record is undermined by over 40 material findings, a 30,370 tCO2e over-issuance in MP1, a 47% discrepancy between two verification reports on verified ERR, and a 0% leakage deduction that contradicts a 5% figure in the validation report. The project's energy-efficiency nature limits permanence risk, but the volume of calculation errors and documentation inconsistencies raises serious concerns about the reliability of the claimed credits.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Over-issuance of 30,370 tCO2e in MP1 due to incorrect borehole operating-day calculation (corrected by deduction in current period)
• ⚠Verified ERR of 715,850 tCO2e in the March 2024 verification report contradicts 1,062,735 tCO2e in the January 2024 verification report — a 47% unexplained gap
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% in the verification report contradicts a 5% figure in the December 2025 validation report; the 'quantified' justification label is inconsistent with a zero deduction
• ⚠Double-counting of one borehole between VPAs GS7649 and GS7650 identified as a material finding
• ⚠Water quality test parameters nearing or exceeding maximum permissible limits, with missing test reports

Credit Vintages