VPA 78 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh

Audit Analysis

A large-scale improved cookstove VPA in Bangladesh with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by the absence of FPIC, no stated buffer pool, a project-specific baseline, and numerous administrative and substantive corrective actions. Data reliability is further weakened by multiple cross-document contradictions, particularly around leakage deduction magnitude and additionality verification status.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠FPIC was not conducted per the 2024 verification report, a significant gap for a household-level project in Bangladesh
• ⚠Leakage deduction reported as 5% in the 2024 verification report but 0.05% in the 2023 monitoring report — a 100× discrepancy that may reflect a unit error but undermines data reliability
• ⚠Additionality verification status flipped from 'not verified' (2023 report) to 'verified' (2024 report), suggesting earlier issues were only recently resolved
• ⚠18+ corrective actions required, including substantive items on stakeholder consultation, grievance mechanism confirmation, and double-counting prevention

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