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GS12443 VPA 11: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Tanzania

Gold Standard · GS12490 · Tanzania

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design

About this project

This VPA has been strategically designed to introduce metered cooking devices, specifically Induction Cookstoves (ICs), with the primary goal of displacing or reducing the consumption of charcoal and other conventional fuels in urban and peri-urban households located within the United Republic of Tanzania . These innovative ICs will harness cooking energy directly from the national electrical grid. This VPA, with its focus on deploying Induction Cookstoves powered by clean electricity, represents a forward-thinking and environmentally conscious approach to addressing the persistent reliance on polluting fuels for cooking in Tanzania. By leveraging the advantages of electricity from renewable sources and metered cooking technology, this initiative aims to significantly reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional cooking methods while simultaneously improving the quality of life for countless households.

The record

Project ID
GS12490
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
ECOA Climate Capital · 45 projects
Country
Tanzania
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2024-01-28 to 2029-01-27
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2024-01-28 to 2029-01-27
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Tanzania 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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