GS7591 VPA 46 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza, Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS11205)

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Rwanda has the core integrity elements in place—VVB-confirmed additionality, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and no reversal events—but is undermined by a large volume of material findings, a significant downward revision of the fuel non-replacement baseline (fNRB) from 0.9 to 0.35, and multiple contradictions in key parameters across documents. The project's credit value has been substantially reduced relative to earlier estimates, and data consistency issues across the monitoring, verification, and validation reports raise reliability concerns.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠fNRB value revised from 0.9 (2024 verification report) to 0.35 (2026 verification report), a 63% reduction that directly lowers verified emissions reductions
• ⚠Verified ERR of 157,354 tCO₂e is 45% lower than the 288,183 tCO₂e reported in the monitoring report, indicating a material downward revision
• ⚠15 corrective actions and over 30 material findings identified by the VVB, including inconsistencies in crediting period dates, fNRB values, and usage survey data
• ⚠Crediting period dates inconsistent across documents (2023–2028 vs 2025–2030), creating uncertainty about the valid crediting window

Credit Vintages