Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 37
GS-3316 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11295
#1032of 1329 in Industrial#133of 157 in Kenya#1473of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Kenya has a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a conservative verified usage rate, but is undermined by a verification finding that actual emission reductions fall below ex-ante estimates, an unaddressed 0% leakage deduction, 24 outstanding corrective actions, and multiple inter-document contradictions. The project's methodological compliance (sampling design, operational-day tracking) remains in question per several FARs, and no buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented.
Red Flags
- Verification report (2024-09-21) explicitly states actual emission reductions are lower than ex-ante estimates in the registered PDD
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the most recent verification report, contradicting an earlier 'deemed negligible' statement
- 24 corrective actions remain open, including sampling methodology non-compliance with CDM Guideline Appendix 3 and potential systemic bias in chlorine tablet usage
- Seven contradictions between verification and monitoring reports, including FNRB method (national_default vs local_field) and usage monitoring method (annual_survey vs assumed)
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58,367 | 58,367 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 49,934 | 44,978 | 4,956 | |
| 2023 | 49,857 | 0 | 49,857 | |
| 2024 | 56,853 | 3,088 | 53,765 | |
| Total | 215,011 | 106,433 | 108,578 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, justification 'not addressed'
Project-specific baseline, no reassessment date stated
Grievance mechanism present, FPIC not stated, benefit sharing described
CCP and CORSIA status not stated in available documents
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