VPA - Spouts - 3
GS-1120 ↗ · current registry ID: GS6445
#743of 1329 in Industrial#94of 163 in Uganda#1115of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard energy-efficiency project (cooking spouts in Uganda) with a combined additionality test and a national-default FNRB, but significant gaps in verification: no named VVB, no independently verified ERR figure, and a leakage deduction described as 'quantified' yet with no stated percentage. Multiple internal contradictions in the monitoring reports and PDD (ERR values, crediting period, additionality test type) reduce confidence in the data reliability.
Red Flags
- No VVB (Verification and Validation Body) name appears in any extracted document, leaving additionality and verification unattributed to an independent body.
- The two monitoring reports disagree on total ERR claimed: 8,700 t (Oct 2020) vs 17,924 t (Apr 2020) — a factor-of-two discrepancy with no explanation in the extracted record.
- The PDD states a 15-year crediting period (2017–2032) while the later monitoring report states only 5 years (2017–2022); the applicable period is unclear.
- Leakage is described as 'quantified' in the justification field, yet no actual deduction percentage is recorded in any document.
- The additionality test type is recorded as both 'combined' and 'common practice' within the same PDD (July 2017), an internal inconsistency.
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,071 | 2,071 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9,235 | 9,235 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9,516 | 9,516 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | |
| Total | 26,622 | 26,622 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test in PDD but no VVB confirmation; internal contradiction in test type
Avoidance-type project
Described as quantified but no deduction percentage recorded
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date stated
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not stated
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated; dual-channel risk unassessed
⚑ 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
