GS7591 VPA 18 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme

Audit Analysis

The Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency project that displaces household thermal energy use by providing safe borehole water. Additionality is confirmed by the VVB and no reversal events have occurred, but the verification report (July 2026) lists over 50 material findings, a 30,370 tCO₂e over-issuance requiring correction, a double-counted borehole, and a contradiction on whether FPIC was conducted. The project's core methodology is sound (locally measured fNRB, conservative usage-rate assumption), yet the sheer volume of MRV inconsistencies and data-quality issues significantly undermines confidence in the reported emission reductions.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠30,370 tCO₂e of over-issued VERs identified for MP3 due to incorrect borehole operating-day calculations; deduction required before final issuance
• ⚠Double counting of one borehole between VPAs GS7649 and GS7650, inflating the verified reduction
• ⚠FPIC status contradicts between the 2026 verification report (not conducted) and the 2025 validation report (conducted); the more recent verification report is privileged
• ⚠Water quality test reports showed parameters nearing or exceeding maximum permissible limits, undermining the displacement claim

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