Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 78
GS-4335 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12394
#393of 1329 in Industrial#11of 79 in Nigeria#633of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard safe water and energy efficiency project in Nigeria with VVB-confirmed additionality and a locally measured fNRB, but undermined by the absence of a buffer pool, unperformed FPIC, six outstanding corrective actions, and no verified emission reduction data to validate the 290,960 tCO₂e lifetime claim. Multiple contradictions between the PDD and validation report reduce confidence in the underlying parameters.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open at validation, including clarification of baseline parameters, fNRB calculation basis, and safeguarding assessment completeness
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project distributing infrastructure to vulnerable communities in Nigeria
- No verified emission reduction data exists; the 290,960 tCO₂e figure is entirely ex-ante with no monitoring-period verification to confirm delivery
- Monitoring period (Jul 2022 – Dec 2023) predates the crediting period (Aug 2024 – Oct 2029), creating a temporal gap in the evidence chain
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,290 | 0 | 41,290 | |
| Total | 41,290 | 0 | 41,290 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, thin justification
Project-specific, reassessed 2021
Grievance present, FPIC not done
CCP and CORSIA status not stated
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