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CARBON PROJECT

Kuyasa low-cost urban housing energy upgrade project Khayelitsha (Cape Town; South Africa)

Gold Standard · GS337 · South Africa

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Credits issued
9,341
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
0% of issued
Remaining
9,341
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This project activity is aimed as an intervention in an existing low-income housing development with households in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha, as well as in future housing developments (100 ha) in this area. The project activity aims to improve the thermal performance of the existing and future housing units, improve lighting and water heating efficiency. This will result in reduced current and future electricity consumption per household, significant avoided CO2 emissions per unit. Other co-benefits of the project activity include a reduction in local air pollution with subsequent decreases in pulmonary pneumonia, carbon monoxide poisoning and other respiratory illnesses. A decrease in accidents and damage to property as a result of fire is also anticipated.

The record

Project ID
GS337
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Bundled Energy Efficiency · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
atmosfair gGmbH · 45 projects
Country
South Africa
First vintage
2008
Crediting period
2005-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Estimated yearly credits
6,580
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure · 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 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2008
Crediting period
2005-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Credits issued
9,341 (retired 0)

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
-33.9249, 18.4241
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API), corrected
Note
Registry gave latitude 33.9249, longitude 18.4241 (flip lat); corrected to the only variant that falls inside South Africa
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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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