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GS1247 VPA 5 Alebtong District Borehole Project
Gold Standard · GS2481 · Uganda
Credits issued
71,402
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
68,174
95% of issued
Remaining
3,228
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
This project will support the provision of safe water using borehole technology to hundreds of households within Alebtong district. By providing safe water, the project will ensure that households consume less firewood during the process of water purification and as a result there shall be a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.
The record
- Project ID
- GS2481
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Community Boreholes · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- 2014
- Crediting period
- 2014-01-14 to 2026-01-13
- Estimated yearly credits
- 6,430
- Scale
- Micro Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
households
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2014
- Crediting period
- 2014-01-14 to 2026-01-13
- Credits issued
- 71,402 (retired 68,174)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- 2.2580, 33.2909
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
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| GS7591 VPA 8 Northern Uganda Safe Water Projec... GS7593 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 202,161 |
| GS7591 VPA 9 Northern Uganda Safe Water Projec... GS7594 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 153,490 |
| GS7591 VPA 10 Northern Uganda Safe Water Proje... GS7595 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 87,789 |
| GS1247 VPA 2 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kole Di... GS1359 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 75,765 |
| GS1247 VPA 3 Otuke District Borehole Project GS2479 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 74,453 |
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.