VCSEnergy demandIndia Registry: RegisteredVMR0006

IMPROVED COOK STOVE PROJECT IN THE TEA ESTATES OF AMALGAMATED PLANTATIONS PVT LTD., ASSAM AND NORTH BENGAL, INDIA

VCS-4980 ↗

#101of 150 in Cookstoves#740of 975 in India#953of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#73of 103 in VMR0006

4.6/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
4.0
Documentation
4.0

Scored2026-09-02medium confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

This improved cookstove project in Assam and North Bengal has a confirmed additionality assessment and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but the validation report records 16 corrective action requests including incorrect formula application and incomplete monitoring plans, significantly undermining confidence in the credit calculation. The project is at the validation stage with no monitoring-period data yet available, and the low extraction confidence across documents further limits the reliability of the extracted record.

Red Flags

  • 16 Corrective Action Requests raised during validation, including incorrect application of formulae and incomplete monitoring plan, indicating weak initial methodology application
  • fNRB value discrepancy between PDD (0.87) and validation report (0.66), with a CAR requesting justification for using 2011 data when 2021 data is available
  • Quantification of emission reductions described as 'not transparent' in the validation report material findings
  • Low extraction confidence across the document set, limiting reliability of the structured record

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test, VVB-confirmed

Permanence

N/A – energy efficiency project

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific, fNRB data age concern

Safeguards

FPIC and grievance present but procedures incomplete

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-02VMR0006: Methodology for installation of high efficiency firewood cookstove, v1.2; AMS.II.G: Energy Efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass, v13.1
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