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Improved Cooking Stoves PoA in Africa

Gold Standard · GS2659 · South Africa

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

The purpose of this Programme of Activities (PoA) is the dissemination of improved biomass cooking stoves (ICS) in a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), starting with Kenya and South Africa. The Programme will promote stove categories that replace existing less efficient cooking stoves using woody biomass (wood-fuel and/or charcoal). The ICS to be distributed are more efficient in transferring heat from the fuel to the pot when compared to the stoves typically being used in SSA. By replacing inefficient stoves, the PoA will save on consumption of woody biomass (either wood or charcoal made of wood), which is the dominant fuel used for cooking in SSA countries. The ICSs applied in this PoA have been designed to match the traditional utensils and cooking habits of the people in SSA.

The record

Project ID
GS2659
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
AMS-II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass
Developer
Envirofit International Ltd. · 16 projects
Country
South Africa
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2013-10-21 to 2020-10-20
Scale
Small Scale · POA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · 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 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2013-10-21 to 2020-10-20
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-31.5667, 28.7667
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.
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