GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 53

In Burkina Faso, the strong degradation of natural resources, primarily woody plant resources, is mainly linked to agro-pastoral activities, but also to the abusive cutting of wood for cooking. It is considered that 80% of the population in Burkina Faso is poor, living in rural areas and cooking with traditional cookstoves which have a very poor thermal efficiency; as a result, more than 5,000,000 tons of wood are used as fuel every year. The following energy efficiency project proposed by Solidagro, the Association for the Protection of the Environment and Rural Development (APEDR), CO2logic and with technical support of Tiipaalga consists in reducing the consumption of cooking wood by rural households through the distribution of a more economical technology for cooking wood: the Foyer 3 Pierres Amélioré (F3PA) in banco. This technology, initially developed by the tiipaalga Association, has already proved its worth in different projects. The success of these projects demonstrates the skills and knowledge acquired by tiipaalga for this type of programme. The association will use its experience for this new project in the Passoré province. This project will contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions thanks to the quantity of wood saved through the implementation of 10 VPAs (Voluntary Project Activities). The main goal of this project is to extend the distribution of the F3PA technology in banco to 30,000 households in the province of Passoré and thus contribute to mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce poverty among rural households. The project will be registered under the Programme of Activities (PoA) GS 1340 “Efficient Cook stoves in Burkina Faso".

Project ID

GS12040

Registry

Gold Standard

Type

Cookstoves · Household & Community

Removal or reduction

Reduction

Methodology

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Developer

CO2logic · 27 projects

Country

Burkina Faso

First vintage

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Crediting period

2024-01-01 to 2028-12-31

Estimated yearly credits

9,700

Scale

Micro Scale · VPA

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Data from

Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

The registry gives Burkina Faso as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.