GS13116 VPA-1 Ecolinks Clean Cooking Project in Rwanda
Gold Standard · GS13117 · Rwanda
About this project
The purpose of the voluntary project activity (VPA) is to distribute improved and clean cookstoves amongst communities across Rwanda. The project’s primary target are end-users who cook using inefficient biomass cookstoves in the rural areas of the country. The use of project technology will displace GHG emissions from the thermal energy consumption of households and contribute towards reduced household air pollution. The project will contribute towards various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by reducing GHG emissions associated with the use of non-renewable biomass for cooking in the targeted population, improving the health of the communities who exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution, creating local employment opportunities and making the end-users energy efficient. The project is a voluntary initiative coordinated by EcoLinks Co., Ltd. They are also the coordinating and the managing entity.
The record
- Project ID
- GS13117
- 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 V4.0
- Developer
- EcoLinks Co. Ltd · 9 projects
- Country
- Rwanda
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2025-02-15 to 2030-02-14
- Estimated yearly credits
- 293,925
- Scale
- Large Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2025-02-15 to 2030-02-14
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
The registry gives Rwanda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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