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Empowering DRC communities through the use of Improved Cook Stoves - CPA 002
Gold Standard · GS4701 · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design
About this project
The purpose of this small-scale CDM Component project activity (CPA) is the dissemination of Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) to urban, peri-urban, and rural users (households, communities and SMEs) in Kinshasa province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), replacing the inefficient traditional cook stoves and cooking devices.
The record
- Project ID
- GS4701
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- AMS-II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass
- Developer
- Climate Corporation · 3 projects
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2016-07-01 to 2023-06-30
- Estimated yearly credits
- 42
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
- 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 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2016-07-01 to 2023-06-30
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- -4.3275, 15.3133
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
Other cookstoves projects in Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Eastern DRC Cookstove Project - South Kivu VCS2636 · Registered | 1,273,827 |
| GS10789 VPA5: Efficient and Clean Cooking for... GS11433 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 242,877 |
| Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 001– Lime... GS11325 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 111,365 |
| GS11324 - VPA002 - Congo (DRC) Improved Cook S... GS11326 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 108,430 |
| Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 003– Ngal... GS11327 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 98,817 |
| EcoMakala Virunga Energy project GS5391 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 97,331 |
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.