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GS2444 "GS1265" African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (2)

Gold Standard · GS2444 · Malawi

Credits issued
307,967
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
272,400
88% of issued
Remaining
35,567
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

GS2444 – GS 1265 – African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA – Malawi Biomass Conservation (2) Malawi

The record

Project ID
GS2444
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
2013
Crediting period
2008-11-24 to 2015-11-23
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
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 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2013
Crediting period
2008-11-24 to 2015-11-23
Credits issued
307,967 (retired 272,400)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Corrected location The registry location had swapped or sign-flipped coordinates; fixed and checked against the country border
Coordinates
-13.9833, 33.7833
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API), corrected
Note
Registry gave latitude 13.9833, longitude -33.7833 (flip both); corrected to the only variant that falls inside Malawi
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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.
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