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Letaba Biomass to Energy Project

Gold Standard · GS467 · South Africa

Credits issued
10,355
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
10,324
100% of issued
Remaining
31
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Letaba Estates is a large citrus farm near the town of Tzaneen in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The farm grows, sells and exports fruit and fruit juice. The fruit juice is made onsite in a juicing plant that needs electricity and steam to operate. Since 1961 when the plant opened, the steam requirement has been met from large coal-fired boilers installed onsite. The project plans to replace the coal needed for peel drying and juice production by renewable biomass (woodchips and sawdust). Tzaneen is home to a thriving forestry industry and there are several sawmills around town. In addition to much wood, large quantities of biomass waste is produced in the form of woodchips and sawdust.

The record

Project ID
GS467
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Biomass · Renewable Energy
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Ecologically Sound Fuel Switch to Biomass with Reduced Energy Requirement v1.
Developer
myclimate Foundation · 20 projects
Country
South Africa
First vintage
2012
Crediting period
2012-10-04 to 2022-10-03
Estimated yearly credits
16,883
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2012
Crediting period
2012-10-04 to 2022-10-03
Credits issued
10,355 (retired 10,324)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-23.8782, 30.2988
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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