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GS1247 VPA 24 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · GS3105 · Malawi

Credits issued
88,511
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
62,001
70% of issued
Remaining
26,510
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity, in Dowa, Malawi is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption v1.0. In this project co2balance and Concern Universal will provide safe drinking water to communities reducing the need to boil water as a means of purification through the repair of damaged and the drilling of additional new boreholes in the Traditional Authorities (TA) of Dzoole, Chakhaza and Kayembe located in Dowa 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 greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS3105
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Malawi
First vintage
2014
Crediting period
2014-12-20 to 2028-12-19
Estimated yearly credits
9,493
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdslocal communities
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2014
Crediting period
2014-12-20 to 2028-12-19
Credits issued
88,511 (retired 62,001)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Malawi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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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