GS12443 GS12490 RVPA-12: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Tanzania

Gold Standard · GS12843 · Tanzania

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Credits issued

tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Credits retired

—

Remaining

issued and not yet retired

Status

In the pipeline

Listed

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 the United Republic of 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: GS12843
Registry: Gold Standard
Type: Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction: Reduction
Methodology: —
Developer: ECOA Climate Capital · 45 projects
Country: Tanzania
First vintage: —
Crediting period: 2025-01-10 to 2030-01-09
Estimated yearly credits: 119,100
Scale: Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · 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 4: Quality Education · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status: Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage): none yet
Crediting period: 2025-01-10 to 2030-01-09
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.

Other cookstoves projects in Tanzania

Installation of high efficiency wood burning c... VCS2366 · Verification approval requested	1,041,714
Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme -... VCS2676 · Registered	840,643
GS10789 GS 10790 VPA42: Efficient and Clean C... GS11732 · Gold Standard Certified Project	184,500
Installation of high efficiency wood burning c... VCS4157 · Withdrawn	129,583
GS10789 GS 10790 RVPA 47: Efficient and Clean... GS11731 · Gold Standard Certified Project	65,089
Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA... GS12082 · Gold Standard Certified Project	12,386

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.