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Gauteng Free State Mpumalanga Limpopo & Northern Cape CFL Replacement Project (1) in South Africa

Gold Standard · GS1139 · South Africa

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

The objective of the Project Activity is to boost the energy efficiency of South Africa’s residential lighting stock by distributing Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) free of charge to households across South Africa. The Project Activity aims to distribute up to 1,000,000 CFLs to households in the following provinces: • Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Northern Cape By providing CFLs free of charge to each household via direct installation (all possible CFLs in the household) or by exchange (up to 6 CFLs), the project will abate greenhouse gas emissions, significantly reduce national electricity demand and stress on energy infrastructure, and save individual households money on their electricity bills.

The record

Project ID
GS1139
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Lighting · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
AMS-II.J. Demand-side activities for efficient lighting technologies
Developer
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited · 5 projects
Country
South Africa
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2019-06-25 to 2019-06-26
Estimated yearly credits
53,022
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action
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 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2019-06-25 to 2019-06-26
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-26.2500, 28.0000
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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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