Improved Cookstove Programme by SDG13 in India
#128of 150 in Cookstoves#845of 975 in India#1102of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#90of 103 in VMR0006
Audit Analysis
This VCS cookstove project in Kutch, Gujarat, has a verified additionality test and quantified 5% leakage deduction, but the verification report identified seven material findings and required seven corrective actions, including an incorrect justification for the difference between ex-ante and achieved ERRs. The ERR figure was revised upward by 38% between the monitoring report and verification report, and the usage rate jumped from 0.89 to 1.0, raising over-crediting concerns. No buffer pool percentage is stated in the available documents, leaving permanence risk unaddressed.
Red Flags
- Seven material findings in the verification report, including incorrect justification for the difference between ex-ante and achieved ERRs, and a stove distribution database lacking beneficiary names
- Verified ERR of 665,052 is 38% higher than the 479,895 reported in the earlier monitoring report, with no clear reconciliation
- Usage rate increased from 0.8918 (Oct 2023 monitoring) to 1.0 (Jul 2024 monitoring), implying 100% stove utilisation with no documented justification
- No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving reversal/permanence risk unquantified
- The initial validation report (Oct 2023) recorded additionality as not verified by the VVB, contradicting the later verification report
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 338,883 | 0 | 338,883 | |
| 2023 | 1,012,421 | 0 | 1,012,421 | |
| Total | 1,351,304 | 0 | 1,351,304 |
Risk Indicators
Investment test confirmed by VVB in latest VR, but initial validation report recorded it as unverified
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
5% quantified deduction with justification in monitoring report
Project-specific baseline; last reassessment date not stated in available documents
FPIC and grievance mechanism confirmed in latest VR, but initially recorded as absent in earlier VR; VVB flagged insufficient stakeholder engagement info
CORSIA-ineligible confirmed; CCP status not stated in any document
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