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Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 8

Gold Standard · GS11586 · Malawi

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

The VPA is planned to be implemented in Malawi 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
GS11586
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Methodology for Metered and Measured Energy Cooking Devices
Developer
UpEnergy Group · 98 projects
Country
Malawi
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2022-06-01 to 2027-05-31
Estimated yearly credits
50,000
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action
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

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2022-06-01 to 2027-05-31
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 Malawi 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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