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Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 6

Gold Standard · GS11584 · Ghana

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 VPA is planned to be implemented in Ghana involves the distribution of Electric cooking devices. The project replace the low efficiency, traditional biomass-fired stoves and/or inefficient LPG, used for meeting similar thermal energy needs in the baseline. The VPA is a voluntary activity.

The record

Project ID
GS11584
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
UpEnergy Group · 98 projects
Country
Ghana
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2024-10-01 to 2029-09-30
Estimated yearly credits
29,159
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2024-10-01 to 2029-09-30
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 Ghana 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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