GS12187 Biomass Briquettes at Kensalt
Gold Standard · GS23302 · Kenya
About this project
The purpose of this Real VPA is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry in Kenya by reducing the use of energy from heavy fuel oil in the baseline by substituting it with renewable biomass briquettes, made from bagasse which is a waste stream from the sugar industry. Sugar is an annual crop and therefore renewable . The fuel oil in the baseline is deemed “non-renewable”. The main greenhouse gas being reduced by the project is carbon dioxide. More specifically, Tamuwa Limited (the Project Implementer) sells briquettes to Kensalt in Malindi that makes edible salt from sea water.
The record
- Project ID
- GS23302
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Biomass · Renewable Energy
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- TAMU DMCC · 3 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2024-07-01 to 2029-06-30
- Estimated yearly credits
- 30,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · 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.
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Listed (In the pipeline)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2024-07-01 to 2029-06-30
- 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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