GivePower Kenya Solar Water Farms
Gold Standard · GS10987 · Kenya
About this project
The Small-Scale Voluntary Project Activity in Mombasa County, Kenya is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption Version 3.1. The project will support the provision of safe water using photovoltaic cells to power desalination technology to thousands of households within Mombasa County. By providing safe water, the project will ensure that households consume less firewood and charcoal during the process of water purification and as a result there shall be a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.
The record
- Project ID
- GS10987
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Clean Water · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v3.1
- Developer
- CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- 2020
- Crediting period
- 2020-09-01 to 2025-08-31
- Estimated yearly credits
- 72,402
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2020
- Crediting period
- 2020-09-01 to 2025-08-31
- Credits issued
- 66,385 (retired 27,596)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
The registry gives Kenya as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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