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Kenya biomass gasification for clean cooking

Gold Standard · GS11352 · Kenya

Credits issued
5,200
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
5,200
100% of issued
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The project replaces traditional cooking methods in Kenya, mainly based on charcoal, with EcoSafi’s clean cooking system, utilizing gasification cookstoves and clean burning pellets from renewable/residual biomass.

The record

Project ID
GS11352
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Better Cooking Company Inc. · 4 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2021
Crediting period
2021-09-29 to 2026-09-28
Estimated yearly credits
9,000
Scale
Micro Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2021
Crediting period
2021-09-29 to 2026-09-28
Credits issued
5,200 (retired 5,200)

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 Kenya 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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