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CARBON PROJECT

African Biomass Energy Conservation POA

Gold Standard · GS1265 · Rwanda

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

Hestian intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from non- renewable biomass fuel by dissemination of: (a) improved household and institutional cook-stoves; (b) improved brick-making technologies; (c) improved green charcoal; and (d) improved productive thermal appliances, in Least Developed Countries and Land-locked Developing Countries and in Africa, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and underdeveloped zones of Kenya.

The record

Project ID
GS1265
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 v 1.
Developer
Hestian Innovation · 44 projects
Country
Rwanda
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2008-11-24 to 2022-11-23
Scale
Small Scale · POA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
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 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2008-11-24 to 2022-11-23
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-1.9439, 30.0594
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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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