GS7591 VPA 60 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza, Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12617)

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard cookstove project in Rwanda has a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but is undermined by a project-specific baseline, an unaddressed permanence gap (no buffer pool stated), and a large fNRB discrepancy (0.35 vs 0.93) between the verification report and the earlier monitoring report. Numerous material findings and corrective actions indicate significant data-quality and reporting issues that reduce confidence in the underlying MRV.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠fNRB value differs by 62% between the verification report (0.35, local field) and the 2020 monitoring report (0.93, national default), and the material findings explicitly flag this discrepancy
• ⚠Crediting period dates conflict between the monitoring report (2021–2028) and the validation report (2025–2030), with material findings confirming the discrepancy for GS12617–GS12618
• ⚠The monitoring report is dated 2020-10-14 yet covers a monitoring period of 2024-08-17 to 2025-12-31, indicating a likely extraction or filing error that undermines document reliability
• ⚠15+ material findings and 5 corrective action requests from the verification cycle reveal systemic issues in survey data, SDG reporting, and template compliance

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