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GS1247 VPA 63 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · GS5035 · Rwanda

Credits issued
34,740
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
33,898
98% of issued
Remaining
842
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity 63 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project, Rwanda (mVPA), is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption Version 1. The project will support the provision of safe water.

The record

Project ID
GS5035
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v 1.
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Rwanda
First vintage
2016
Crediting period
2016-08-19 to 2023-08-19
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2016
Crediting period
2016-08-19 to 2023-08-19
Credits issued
34,740 (retired 33,898)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Programme location Location stated by the registry and shared by several projects of one programme
Coordinates
-1.8500, 30.6500
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
Note
Same coordinates are shared by 16 registry entries of one programme
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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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