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CARBON PROJECT

Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 16

Gold Standard · GS12119 · Uganda

Credits issued
1,399,809
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
47,883
3% of issued
Remaining
1,351,926
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

UpEnergy Group will work with micro-entrepreneurs, NGOs, financial institutions, local distribution partners etc. to provide residential/institutions users with clean cooking technologies. UpEnergy would ensure the last-mile distribution/installation of the energy efficient/clean energy technologies to the beneficiaries. This VPA is implemented in host country-Uganda.

The record

Project ID
GS12119
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Community Carbon · 18 projects
Country
Uganda
First vintage
2022
Crediting period
2022-05-01 to 2027-04-30
Estimated yearly credits
632,931
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2022
Crediting period
2022-05-01 to 2027-04-30
Credits issued
1,399,809 (retired 47,883)

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 Uganda 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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