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Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 003– Ngaliema

Gold Standard · GS11327 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Credits issued
98,817
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
1,305
1% of issued
Remaining
97,512
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The goal of the proposed VPA is to distribute improved cookstoves (“ICS”) in the neighborhoods of Ngaliema, a commune of Kinshasa. Vitol SA is the coordinating/managing entity (CME) of the VPA.The project ICS combust biomass fuels more efficiently, reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions, thus improving the indoor air quality in project households. Due to the higher thermal efficiency of the ICS relative to the traditional/baseline stoves, the ICS reduce the amount of non-renewable biomass fuel required for meeting similar thermal energy needs. Thus, replacement of the baseline inefficient stoves with project ICS will reduce non-renewable biomass fuel consumption and hence generate emisison reductions.

The record

Project ID
GS11327
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 V4.0
Developer
Vitol SA · 9 projects
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
First vintage
2021
Crediting period
2021-04-28 to 2031-04-27
Estimated yearly credits
50,199
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

households
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2021
Crediting period
2021-04-28 to 2031-04-27
Credits issued
98,817 (retired 1,305)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

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

The registry gives Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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