GS7591 VPA 27 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme

Audit Analysis

The Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme (cookstoves and borehole rehabilitation) has a confirmed additionality assessment and no reversal events, but the verification report reveals a 30,370 tCO2e over-issuance in MP1, a double-counted borehole across two VPAs, and thirteen corrective actions still open. The 0% leakage deduction is supported by contradictory justifications across documents, and the absence of a stated buffer pool weakens permanence assurance. Overall, the project's integrity is undermined by material calculation errors and reporting inconsistencies that, while identified and partially corrected, signal weak internal quality control.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Over-issuance of 30,370 tCO2e in MP1 due to incorrect borehole operating-day calculation, later deducted in MP3
• ⚠Double counting of one borehole between VPAs GS7649 and GS7650 identified in the verification report
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: the verification report (Mar 2024) states 'quantified' while the monitoring report (Feb 2024) states 'deemed negligible', yet the deduction is 0%
• ⚠Thirteen corrective actions remain open, including substantiation of the 12 L/pp/day water-consumption cap and removal of the double-counted borehole

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