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CARBON PROJECT

Great Zimbabwe Hydro - 5MW

Gold Standard · GS13081 · Zimbabwe

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

The 5MW Hydro electric plant constructed on the Lake Mutirikwi in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. The plant is going to be connected onto the National grid . The plant will utilise the water that is regularly released to benefit the farmers who are running irrigation schemes in the Low veld.

The record

Project ID
GS13081
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Hydropower · Renewable Energy
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
ACM0002 Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources
Developer
Headwest Enterprises Private Limited · 1 project
Country
Zimbabwe
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2024-09-27 to 2029-09-27
Estimated yearly credits
36,364
Scale
Micro Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

smallholder or rural farmers
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

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2024-09-27 to 2029-09-27
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 Zimbabwe as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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