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VCSEnergy demandZambia Registry: RegisteredVMR0006

Healthier, Happier Meals With Fuel And Time Savings In Rural Zambia

VCS-3831 ↗

#12of 33 in Zambia#712of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#46of 103 in VMR0006

5.0/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
4.5

Audit Analysis

A newly registered VCS cookstove project in rural Zambia with verified additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but hampered by a project-specific baseline, no stated buffer pool, and a validation process that surfaced nine corrective action requests and fourteen corrective actions. The absence of any monitoring data, CORSIA/CCP status, and end-use tracking limits confidence in the project's long-term claim integrity.

Red Flags

  • Nine corrective action requests and fourteen corrective actions were raised during validation, including non-reproducible fNRB calculations and a missing monitored parameter (ηold) required by VMR0006 v1.1
  • Crediting period differs between the PDD (2023–2033) and the validation report (2024–2034), indicating a documentation inconsistency that was not fully reconciled
  • CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-verified investment test

Permanence

non-AFOLU risk noted

Leakage

5% quantified deduction with justification

Baseline

Project-specific; no reassessment date stated

Safeguards

Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not stated

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-09VMR0006

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