Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme, Uganda – CPA No 008
GS-2895 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10906
#1091of 1329 in Industrial#139of 163 in Uganda#1540of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#164of 189 in AMS-II.G
Audit Analysis
The Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme in Uganda operates under a well-established methodology (AMS-II.G v12.0) with a quantified 5% leakage deduction and a recently reassessed project-specific baseline. However, the project suffers from a severe over-crediting signal — the verified emissions reduction figure (200,769 tCO₂e) exceeds the ex-ante lifetime estimate (113,098 tCO₂e) by 77% — and the most recent verification report does not confirm VVB-verified additionality. Numerous data inconsistencies across documents and an explicit corrective action to cross-check for double-counting with an existing project further erode confidence.
Red Flags
- Verified ERR (200,769 tCO₂e) is 177% of the ex-ante lifetime estimate (113,098 tCO₂e), indicating a potential over-crediting of nearly double the projected lifetime savings in a single reporting cycle
- The most recent verification report (Jan 2025) does not confirm VVB-verified additionality, contradicting the 2023 verification that did
- Corrective action CAR#2 explicitly requires cross-checking ICS databases to avoid double-counting with an existing project, signalling a live double-claiming risk
- FPIC status is contradictory: the validation report (Feb 2025) states FPIC was conducted, while the verification report (Jan 2025) states it was not
- 30+ material findings and 18+ corrective actions across verification cycles indicate persistent data-quality and reporting-compliance issues
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35,244 | 17,622 | 17,622 | |
| 2021 | 42,018 | 41,768 | 250 | |
| 2022 | 48,744 | 32,645 | 16,099 | |
| 2023 | 60,204 | 9,640 | 50,564 | |
| 2024 | 55,856 | 0 | 55,856 | |
| Total | 242,066 | 101,675 | 140,391 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test conducted but VVB confirmation absent in latest verification
no reversal events reported
5% quantified deduction applied
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2024, not jurisdictional
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC status contradictory
CCP/CORSIA status unstated; CAR#2 flags double-counting risk with existing project
⚑ Dispute this rating
Are you the project owner?
Metadata correction (free)
Name, country, marketplace or links incorrect? Let us know.
Does not modify the score.
[email protected] →Pipeline re-run with new documents
Have updated documentation not yet included? You can request a new run of the pipeline with the new inputs.
Submit Documents →Share this rating
