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GS7591 VPA 53 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12227)

Gold Standard · GS12227 · Rwanda

Credits issued
105,552
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
8,680
8% of issued
Remaining
96,872
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This Small-Scale Voluntary Project Activity under the PoA GS7591 International Programme for Safe Water Access and Efficient Cookstoves involves the distribution of domestic fuel-efficient cook stoves to households in the Kayonza, Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts, Rwanda. The efficient cook stoves will be distributed for free to users, in exchange for the rights to the Voluntary Emission Reductions (VERs). The Kayonza borehole project was a bundle of 16 VPAs with the following GS IDs: GS4897-4901, GS5392-4, GS5033-6, GS5395-6, GS6837-8. The project was closed in 2021 and the last issuance was for 2020 vintage.

The record

Project ID
GS12227
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Rwanda
First vintage
2022
Crediting period
2022-06-16 to 2027-06-15
Estimated yearly credits
36,000
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

households
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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2022
Crediting period
2022-06-16 to 2027-06-15
Credits issued
105,552 (retired 8,680)

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 Rwanda 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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