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GS1247 VPA 91 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · GS5329 · Malawi

Credits issued
75,054
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
56,975
76% of issued
Remaining
18,079
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity, in Dowa and Kasungu, Malawi is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption v1.0. In this project co2balance and United Purpose (formally Concern Universal) will provide safe drinking water to communities reducing the need to boil water as a means of purification through the repair of damaged and the drilling of additional new boreholes in the Traditional Authorities (TA) of Dzoole, Chakhaza and Kayembe located in Dowa District. By providing safe water, the project will ensure that households consume less firewood during the process of water purification and as a result there shall be a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS5329
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Malawi
First vintage
2015
Crediting period
2015-12-20 to 2027-12-19
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
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 1: No Poverty · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2015
Crediting period
2015-12-20 to 2027-12-19
Credits issued
75,054 (retired 56,975)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Malawi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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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