Ecolinks Ghana Bioethanol Clean Cooking Initiative for Inclusive and Sustainable Development VPA1
Gold Standard · GS12941 · Ghana
About this project
EcoLinks is implementing a bioethanol cookstoves project in Ghana. The new stoves will address the challenges presented by traditional methods of cooking, be less emitting than the predominant cooking method of three-stone open fire cooking and will improve local health and well-being indicators. The transition to this more economic, efficient, and environmentally-sound cookstove will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the cooking process as well as contribute to a number of other sustainable development goals. The project aims to achieve the following five main objectives: (1) establish local capacity for bioethanol fuel production and distribution, (2) distribute 50,000 bioethanol stoves, beginning from 2025, (3) ensure sustainable and environmentally friendly production of bioethanol, (4) foster economic growth and job creation especially in rural communities, (5) increase access to safe and clean cooking in Ghana.
The record
- Project ID
- GS12941
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- GS Methodology for Metered and Measured Energy Cooking Devices
- Developer
- EcoLinks Co. Ltd · 9 projects
- Country
- Ghana
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2025-01-02 to 2030-01-01
- Estimated yearly credits
- 209,512
- 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 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Listed (In the pipeline)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2025-01-02 to 2030-01-01
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
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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