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Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 2

Standard
VCS
Methodology
VMR0006 (VCS)
Registry
VCS-2372 ↗ · Registered
Country
Malawi
Credit type
Energy demand
Developer
Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Limited
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CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 2 (VCS-2372) 6.7 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 12 Oct 2026. The analysis read 47 of the 49 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.7 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Methodology v2.2 · analysed on 12 Oct 2026

A fact the document-based rating needs was not collected when this page was analysed, so the page keeps its version 2.2 score. Missing: the source of the fNRB value (it was not asked when this page was analysed)

medium confidence

evidence: 47/49 registry documents read · 1 red flag

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
VMR0006, version 1.1 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.2 · analysed on 12 Oct 2026 · 47/49 registry documents read

Analysis

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 2 (Malawi) distributes high-efficiency firewood cookstoves (TLC-CQC rocket stove) under VMR0006, version 1.1; registry status Registered (VCS), 4,444,642 credits issued (vintages 2020–2023). The documents name Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd as validation body and Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd (2020-07-05 – 2021-04-15, 2021-10-16 – 2022-02-28, 2022-03-01 – 2022-09-15, 2022-09-16 – 2023-02-28), Earthood Services Private Limited (2021-01-01 – 2021-10-15, 2021-04-16 – 2021-10-15) as verification bodies. The latest verification report (16-September-2022 – 28-February-2023) verifies 2,029,930 tCO2e. The monitoring report for the same period reports 1,100,453 tCO2e. The registry determined an excess issuance of 2,035,142 credits (its review completion letter of 2024-10-17); it records all of it as remedied by cancellation.

Red Flags

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 15 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 15 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2020
22,2084,17518,033
2021
668,818375,889292,929
2022
2,955,08185,273882,708
2023
1,068,80001,020,758
2024
450,8990450,899
2025
450,8990450,899
2026
148,2400148,240
Total5,764,945465,3373,264,466

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2020–2021VMR0006the documents for this period state different versions (v1.1, v1.11)

    monitoring report + verification report

  2. 2021VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2021–2022VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2022VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  5. 2022–2023VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  • VMR0006: Inactive (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · replaced by VM0050 · official page · verified on

A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.

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CarbonMeld (2026). Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 2 (VCS-2372): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 12 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/installation-of-high-efficiency-wood-burning-cookstoves-in-malawi-project-2/.

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