UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-24

Gold Standard · GS12358 · Malawi

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Credits issued

93,028

tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Credits retired

5,537

6% of issued

Remaining

87,491

issued and not yet retired

Status

Active

Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The purpose of the VPA is to provide residential users with clean cooking technologies such as electric cooktop/cooker (EPC) and energy-efficient cookstoves (ICS) that moves end-users up the energy ladder and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of non-renewable woody biomass and/or charcoal for cooking in Malawi. The VPA is implemented by UpEnergy Group (UpEnergy/UpE) which is also the Coordinating and Managing Entity (CME) of the PoA. UpEnergy will implement the programme in partnership with local partners and would ensure the last-mile distribution/installation of the Improved Cookstoves to the beneficiaries.

The record

Project ID: GS12358
Registry: Gold Standard
Type: Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction: Reduction
Methodology: GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v3.1
Developer: UpEnergy Group · 98 projects
Country: Malawi
First vintage: 2023
Crediting period: 2023-02-15 to 2028-02-14
Estimated yearly credits: 59,714
Scale: Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 5: Gender Equality
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 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status: Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage): 2023
Crediting period: 2023-02-15 to 2028-02-14
Credits issued: 93,028 (retired 5,537)

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 Malawi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

Other cookstoves projects in Malawi

Installation of high efficiency wood burning c... VCS2372 · Verification approval requested	4,444,642
Installation of high efficiency wood burning c... VCS2342 · Registered	2,803,221
Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Sa... VCS2712 · Withdrawn	1,935,244
Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Sa... VCS2711 · Registered	707,458
M'tetezi Improved cook-stoves Balaka District... GS4539 · Gold Standard Certified Project	365,063
GS2444 "GS1265" African Biomass Energy Conserv... GS2444 · Gold Standard Certified Project	307,967

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.