Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Uganda
#12of 150 in Cookstoves#1of 163 in Uganda#124of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#11of 103 in VMR0006
Audit Analysis
A VCS cookstove project in Uganda with a well-verified combined additionality test and quantified 5% leakage deduction, but a project-specific baseline and a first-period delivery rate of only ~4% of the pro-rata expectation raise moderate over-crediting concerns. Documentation is reasonably complete with all corrective actions resolved, though several contradictions between the PDD, validation, and verification reports indicate the project underwent significant revisions before reaching its current verified state.
Red Flags
- First monitoring period (6 months) delivered only ~4.3% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation, suggesting either a very slow ramp-up or an overly optimistic lifetime estimate of 14.6 million tCO2e
- Baseline is project-specific rather than jurisdictional, increasing sensitivity to assumptions about stove adoption and fuel displacement
- Usage rate (assumed and verified) is not stated in any available document, leaving a key parameter unverified
- CCP status is not stated, leaving dual-channel risk partially unassessed
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | 0 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 31,450 | 0 | 31,450 | |
| Total | 31,545 | 0 | 31,545 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific, not jurisdictional
FPIC, grievance mechanism, safeguards documented
Not CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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