Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 94
GS-4319 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12410
#480of 1329 in Industrial#19of 79 in Nigeria#761of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Nigeria is a Gold Standard domestic energy-efficiency project with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but it lacks a buffer pool, has no verified ERR figure, and carries eight data contradictions across its documents. Material findings and a required corrective action on safeguarding documentation further temper confidence in the project's robustness.
Red Flags
- Total ERR verified is not found in the extracted record; only the claimed figure of 290,960 is available, preventing any over- or under-delivery check.
- Eight contradictions exist across documents (leakage justification, FNRB value and method, additionality test type, benefit sharing, leakage deduction, monitoring method, crediting period), reducing data reliability.
- Three material findings (two clarifications, one corrective action) were raised in the validation report, including a pending WPS lifespan declaration and incomplete end-user data collection.
- Usage rate is assumed at 0.9 but no verified usage rate is available in the extracted record.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,710 | 74 | 18,636 | |
| Total | 18,710 | 74 | 18,636 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
no reversal data
5% quantified deduction (PDD)
Project-specific; reassessed 2021
FPIC done; grievance mechanism present
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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