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Biolite Solar Lighting Project in Malawi

Gold Standard · GS11397 · Malawi

Credits issued
10,836
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
10,836
100% of issued
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The Biolite Solar lighting project in Malawi is a Solar home lighting distribution system project being implemented in Malawi. The project activity distributes solar lighting system to individuals, households, and communities who used to have kerosene fuel-based lighting technologies in the project baseline.

The record

Project ID
GS11397
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Solar Lighting · Renewable Energy
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
AMS-I.A. Electricity generation by the user
Developer
BioLite Inc. · 41 projects
Country
Malawi
First vintage
2022
Crediting period
2020-09-15 to 2025-09-14
Estimated yearly credits
84,397
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdslocal 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 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2022
Crediting period
2020-09-15 to 2025-09-14
Credits issued
10,836 (retired 10,836)

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 Malawi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

Other solar lighting projects in Malawi

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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