Solar Lighting in Rural Ethiopia - VPA 1
Developer: myclimate Foundation
GS-1390 ↗ · current registry ID: GS922
#47of 50 in Ethiopia#2113of 2169 in Gold Standard (GS)#45of 48 in AMS-I.A
Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 6 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
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Eligibility & market
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Airlines (CORSIA)
Stated in the project documents
The documents claim CORSIA eligibility, but no registry label confirms it: check vintage and authorization.
Source: project documents (not confirmed by the registry)
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
Methodology not approved by ICVCMAMS-I.A
The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.
Source: ICVCM assessment
Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: registry label
Paris Agreement (Article 6)
Not published
This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.
Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.
Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 996 | 996 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2,341 | 2,341 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2,783 | 2,783 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3,064 | 3,063 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5,835 | 5,830 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7,109 | 5,843 | 1,266 | |
| 2017 | 8,024 | 5,538 | 2,486 | |
| 2018 | 8,024 | 4,995 | 3,029 | |
| 2019 | 8,025 | 402 | 7,623 | |
| 2020 | 4,947 | 4,947 | 0 | |
| Total | 51,159 | 36,749 | 14,410 |
Methodology versions used
The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.
2010–2014AMS-I.A v14.0since replaced by v19.0
monitoring report
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2015–2018AMS-I.A v14.0since replaced by v19.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2019–2020AMS-I.A v14.0since replaced by v19.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
- AMS-I.A: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
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Retired by
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum – Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts163 t
- SQUAKE.earth GmbH39 t
- Utilita Energy Limited19 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.
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