GS13139 VPA-1 ETG Live Better Improved Cookstove Project in Kenya
Gold Standard · GS13140 · Kenya
About this project
This Voluntary Project Activity (VPA) aims to distribute improved cookstoves (ICS) to low-income households in Kilifi County, Kenya. The VPA utilizes climate finance to overcome affordability barriers and promote access to clean and energy-efficient cooking technologies among households that primarily rely on traditional biomass-based cooking practices. Implemented by ETG Climate Solutions SA, a climate-focused organization working on nature-based and energy transition initiatives, the VPA is expected to distribute more than 50,000 improved cookstoves across Kilifi County. In addition to stove dissemination, the project includes beneficiary sensitization and training, user support, and ongoing monitoring to encourage proper adoption and sustained use of the technology. The improved cookstoves are designed to replace traditional three-stone fires and other inefficient biomass stoves commonly used in the project area. By improving thermal efficiency and reducing fuelwood consumption, the project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, alleviate pressure on forest resources, and lower household exposure to indoor air pollutants. The VPA is also expected to enhance cooking safety and generate health, environmental, and socio-economic benefits for participating households.
The record
- Project ID
- GS13140
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- ETG Climate Solutions SA · 6 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2025-08-18 to 2030-08-17
- Estimated yearly credits
- 113,500
- Scale
- Large Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- 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
- 2025-08-18 to 2030-08-17
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
The registry gives Kenya as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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