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Solar cooking in Chad Touloum (VPA2)

Gold Standard · GS12011 · Chad

Credits issued
29,142
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
0% of issued
Remaining
29,142
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Since 2003, the war in Darfur has led to the influx of over 230,000 refugees into eastern Chad. These refugees are divided across 12 camps in the Wadi Fira region that borders Sudan. Chad is highly dependent on biomass as an energy source. Natural resources such as water and firewood are increasingly rare, causing tension between host communities and refugees. As a result, refugees must travel increasingly large distances to collect firewood. This is a high-risk activity, as many women are subject to sexual and gender-based violence. The project aims to address this issue and meet basic domestic energy needs through the distribution of solar cookers in the refugee camps to reduce dependency on biomass for cooking. The project also aims to build local capacity for manufacturing and repairing solar cookers, raise awareness, hold cooking demonstrations, and provide training on proper use and maintenance to beneficiaries.

The record

Project ID
GS12011
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
FairClimateFund · 5 projects
Country
Chad
First vintage
2022
Crediting period
2022-02-21 to 2027-02-20
Estimated yearly credits
9,818
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

womenlocal 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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · 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
2022-02-21 to 2027-02-20
Credits issued
29,142 (retired 0)

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 Chad 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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