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GS2445 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (3)
Gold Standard · GS2445 · Malawi
Credits issued
287,525
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
284,689
99% of issued
Remaining
2,836
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
GS [XXXX] – GS 1265 – African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA – Malawi Biomass Conservation (3)
The record
- Project ID
- GS2445
- 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
- 2013-03-01 to 2020-02-29
- Estimated yearly credits
- 10,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 5: Gender Equality
- 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2013
- Crediting period
- 2013-03-01 to 2020-02-29
- Credits issued
- 287,525 (retired 284,689)
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
Other cookstoves projects in Malawi
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| Installation of high efficiency wood burning c... VCS2342 · Registered | 2,803,221 |
| Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Sa... VCS2712 · Withdrawn | 1,935,244 |
| Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Sa... VCS2711 · Registered | 707,458 |
| M'tetezi Improved cook-stoves Balaka District... GS4539 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 365,063 |
| GS2444 "GS1265" African Biomass Energy Conserv... GS2444 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 307,967 |
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.