Installation Of Solar Milling Plants for Household In Zambia, Project- 1
#6of 33 in Zambia#403of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#2of 10 in AMS-I.B
Audit Analysis
A VCS-registered solar milling project in Zambia with a confirmed barrier-test additionality assessment and no inherent reversal risk, but significant transparency gaps due to the absence of verified monitoring data, an assumed (rather than measured) usage rate, and a material contradiction in the grid emission factor between the PDD and validation report. The project's renewable-energy nature limits greenwashing risk, yet the lack of any verified ERR figure and low extraction confidence prevent a confident assessment of over- or under-crediting.
Red Flags
- Grid emission factor differs by a factor of 1,000 between the PDD (0.0013) and the validation report (1.3), indicating a probable unit error that undermines confidence in the credit calculation
- No verified ERR figure is available in any document; the 162,393 tCO2e claimed cannot be cross-checked against actual monitoring results
- Usage monitoring relies on an assumed rate of 6 rather than direct metering, and a deviation was approved for sampling instead of full metering, reducing MRV robustness
- Low extraction confidence across the document set means key parameters may have been misread or missed during data extraction
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
Barrier test confirmed by VVB
Renewable energy – no reversal risk
0% deduction, deemed negligible, not quantified
Project-specific, no reassessment date
FPIC and grievance mechanism documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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