GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticUgandaAMS-II.G

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme, Uganda – CPA No 033 supported by Republic of Korea

GS-3757 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11522

#807of 1329 in Industrial#101of 163 in Uganda#1203of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#129of 189 in AMS-II.G

4.7/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
3.5
Documentation
5.0

Scored2026-09-07high confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2022-12-31

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Audit Analysis

The Up Energy Improved Cookstoves project in Uganda has a solid additionality assessment (combined test, VVB-verified) and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from a critical data reliability issue: the verified ERR of 600,815 tCO₂e for the 2022 monitoring period is roughly 27 times the annualised lifetime ex-ante estimate of ~22,620 tCO₂e/year. No buffer pool is stated for a cookstove project with inherent reversal risk, and several material findings (methodology paragraph error, missing SDG assessment, double-counting cross-check) indicate documentation weaknesses that were only partially resolved.

Red Flags

  • Verified ERR of 600,815 tCO₂e (2022 monitoring period) is approximately 26.6× the annualised lifetime ex-ante estimate (~22,620 tCO₂e/year over 5 years), raising serious over-crediting or scope-mismatch concerns
  • CAR#2 in the verification report explicitly requires cross-checking ICS databases to avoid double counting with an existing project, indicating a potential double-claiming risk that was not fully resolved
  • The 2022 monitoring period predates the current crediting period (Dec 2024 – Dec 2029), meaning the only available verification does not cover the active crediting window

Credit Vintages Exhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
27,82527,8250
Total27,82527,8250

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test, VVB-verified

Permanence

cookstove reversal risk unaddressed

Leakage

5% quantified deduction with justification

Baseline

Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2024

Safeguards

FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated; CAR flags ICS cross-check

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