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CARBON PROJECT

M'tetezi Improved cook-stoves Balaka District Malawi

Gold Standard · GS4539 · Malawi

Credits issued
365,063
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
56,602
16% of issued
Remaining
308,461
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Chinansi aims to make efficient cook stoves affordable and available to low income rural households across Balaka District in the Republic of Malawi. The M’tetezi improved cook stoves uses less fuelwood (non-renewable biomass) compared to the traditional stove thus reducing carbon emissions. The primary objective of the project activity is to locally manufacture and distribute over 40,000 M’tetezi improved cook stoves between 2015 and 2026 that has been established through laboratory and household cooking test to save up to 59%1 of fuel wood in comparison to traditional stoves to cook the same amount of food.

The record

Project ID
GS4539
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Project Developer · 1 project
Country
Malawi
First vintage
2021
Crediting period
2021-02-14 to 2026-02-13
Estimated yearly credits
171,329
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 1: No Poverty
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 1: No Poverty

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2021
Crediting period
2021-02-14 to 2026-02-13
Credits issued
365,063 (retired 56,602)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-14.9876, 34.9561
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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