GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticUgandaAMS-II.G

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme, Uganda – CPA No 024 supported by Republic of Korea

GS-3748 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11513

#472of 1329 in Industrial#57of 163 in Uganda#744of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#90of 189 in AMS-II.G

5.1/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
5.0
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
5.5

Scored2026-09-07high confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

The Up Energy Improved Cookstoves project in Uganda has a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but is undermined by a severe discrepancy between the ex-ante lifetime estimate (~113,000 tCO₂e) and the verified figure (600,815 tCO₂e), the absence of a stated buffer pool, and 16 material findings across the verification and validation records. Multiple contradictions between documents on FNRB method, usage monitoring, and crediting period dates further erode confidence in the data integrity.

Red Flags

  • Verified ERR of 600,815 tCO₂e is approximately 13× the pro-rata expectation (~45,239 tCO₂e for a 2-year monitoring period against a 5-year crediting period and 113,098 tCO₂e lifetime ex-ante estimate), raising serious over-crediting concerns
  • 16 material findings (including 7 clarification-level and 5 corrective-action-level items) indicate significant data and documentation inconsistencies in the verification and validation records
  • Crediting period dates conflict between two validation reports (2021–2026 vs 2024–2029), creating uncertainty about which period the ERR figures apply to

Credit Vintages Exhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
30,27030,2700
Total30,27030,2700

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

no reversals yet

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific; reassessed 2024

Safeguards

FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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