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CARBON PROJECT

PoA - EcoLinks Ghana Woodfire and Charcoal ICS Program

Gold Standard · GS12870 · Ghana

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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

The purpose of this PoA is to distribute energy-efficiency improved cookstoves (ICS)fueled by Charcoal to replace existing traditional low efficiency cookstoves within households and community kitchens in the Republic of Ghana. The purpose of the POA is to disseminate the use of ICS in the Republic of Ghana, replacing traditional three-stone cookstoves with more efficient ICS. ICS results in a notably more complete combustion of the fuel and is more efficient in transferring heat from the fuel to the cooking pot. This significantly reduces fuel consumption compared with the traditional three stone stoves in most households in the country. Furthermore, the proposed ICS will not generate any negative impact on any common cultural cooking practice since it will be compatible with all cooking utensils and cooking habits of the Ghanaian population. By replacing inefficient cook stoves with the project ICSs, it is expected that this programme will help control the rapid forest loss and improve the quality of life of Ghanaians. Additionally, the ICS will avoid/reduce time for harvesting fuel used for cooking and, since it has higher heating efficiency, it will consume less time for cooking, that historically is dominated by women. This efficiency will save money for the community and will enable women to spend time studying and pursuing other activities, empowering them, while promoting a sustainable development of local communities. In the absence of this project, Ghana community would maintain their baselines cooking conditions and, primarily, would cook using traditional inefficient stoves, continuing with environmental and health degradation.

The record

Project ID
GS12870
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
EcoLinks Co. Ltd · 9 projects
Country
Ghana
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2025-06-01 to 2030-05-31
Scale
Large Scale · POA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdswomenlocal communities
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2025-06-01 to 2030-05-31
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 Ghana 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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