Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya - VPA 2

The objective of this ‘Solar Lighting in Rural Areas – VPA 2’ is to replace low-quality and carbon dioxide emitting kerosene lamps, which are currently the prevalent form of lighting in rural Kenya, with high quality solar PV lighting systems. The project is implemented by Sun Transfer Kenya. The VPA 2 is developed within the country of Kenya. The distribution of SHS depends on the beneficiaries being qualified through the eligibility criteria for this VPA defined on the VPoA level and on market demand. The employed technology is solar home systems that come with different number of lightings, with others providing for mobile phone charging and other services. The programme will claim carbon credits from emission reductions resulting from the installation and use of new product technologies that displace fossil fuel use. Carbon finance will be invested in activities that facilitate project scale-up to reach remote locations as well as local partner capacity building, developing marketing and outreach resources, and enhancing distribution channels.

Project ID

GS3626

Registry

Gold Standard

Type

Solar Lighting · Renewable Energy

Removal or reduction

Reduction

Methodology

AMS-I.A. Electricity generation by the user

Developer

myclimate Foundation · 20 projects

Country

Kenya

First vintage

2017

Crediting period

2017-06-06 to 2027-06-05

Estimated yearly credits

10,000

Scale

Micro Scale · VPA

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Data from

Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Coordinates

-1.2833, 36.8167

Source

Gold Standard registry (public API)

Note

Same coordinates are shared by 4 registry entries of one programme