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Hifadhi Improved cook-stoves in Embu County Kenya

Gold Standard · GS2898 · Kenya

Credits issued
2,062,279
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
1,408,076
68% of issued
Remaining
654,203
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The objective of this project is to make efficient cookstoves affordable and available to low income rural households across Embu County, Republic of Kenya. Thus, this project aims at manufacturing and distributing improved cookstoves, called Hifadhi stoves that save up to 58% of fuel wood in comparison to traditional stoves to cook the same amount of food.

The record

Project ID
GS2898
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
Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF · 8 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2013
Crediting period
2013-04-16 to 2023-04-15
Estimated yearly credits
174,722
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action
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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2013
Crediting period
2013-04-16 to 2023-04-15
Credits issued
2,062,279 (retired 1,408,076)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-0.5311, 37.4506
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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