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CARBON PROJECT

GS11143: VPA 1- Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in Zambia

Gold Standard · GS11143 · Zambia

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Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design

About this project

In rural Zambia, traditional cooking methods typically involve burning large amounts of wood in inefficient, open fires. These fires not only pose severe health risks to women and girls as the cooks of the households through the inhalation of smoke and toxic particulates but also, to the surrounding environment through the frequent and unsustainable harvest of large trees. Of the 56% of Zambia’s population living in the rural setting, 79% of them use charcoal and firewood as their primary fuel source. The VPA “Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in Zambia” will deploy improved cookstoves (ICS) that are substantially more fuel efficient for households. Rural communities in Zambia are considered as the target population at the start of the VPA.

The record

Project ID
GS11143
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · 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
C-Quest Capital Stoves Asia Ltd · 7 projects
Country
Zambia
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2022-01-01 to 2026-12-31
Estimated yearly credits
339,376
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdswomenlocal communities
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2022-01-01 to 2026-12-31
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Zambia as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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