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GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Malawi Biomass Conservation - Dowa District
Gold Standard · GS1330 · Malawi
Credits issued
297,901
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
214,109
72% of issued
Remaining
83,792
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
Part of POA GS 1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Malawi Biomass Conservation - Dowa District
The record
- Project ID
- GS1330
- 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 v 1.
- Developer
- Hestian Innovation · 44 projects
- Country
- Malawi
- First vintage
- 2012
- Crediting period
- 2019-10-17 to 2026-10-16
- Estimated yearly credits
- 10,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2012
- Crediting period
- 2019-10-17 to 2026-10-16
- Credits issued
- 297,901 (retired 214,109)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- -13.6515, 33.9360
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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.