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15 MW solar plants to power COP27

Gold Standard · GS12137 · Egypt

Credits issued
28,674
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
0% of issued
Remaining
28,674
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The project activity is a bundle of three solar PV power plants located in Sharm ElSheikh (Egypt), each with an installed capacity of aproximately 5 MW, totalling 15 MW. The project will replace anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG’s) estimated to be approximately 13,783 tCO2e per annum, thereon displacing 34,492 MWh/year amount of electricity that would have been otherwise mainly produced through the use of fossil fuels.

The record

Project ID
GS12137
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Solar - Centralized · Renewable Energy
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
First Climate (Switzerland) AG · 4 projects
Country
Egypt
First vintage
2022
Crediting period
2022-10-10 to 2027-10-09
Estimated yearly credits
14,761
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2022
Crediting period
2022-10-10 to 2027-10-09
Credits issued
28,674 (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 Egypt 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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