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GS5382 Energy for Sustainable Development - Malawi 1

Gold Standard · GS5383 · Malawi

Credits issued
37,894
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
37,892
100% of issued
Remaining
2
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This project aims to improve access to an improved cookstove, the Chitetezo Mbaula, in the Least Developed Country of Malawi. The primary purpose therefore of this Small Scale CPA is to reduce GHG emissions from the combustion of non-renewable biomass, while simultaneously contributing to the wider sustainable development of households in Malawi. This will be achieved by increasing access to, and uptake of a locally produced improved clay cookstove, known as the Chitetezo Mbaula.

The record

Project ID
GS5383
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
Not provided
Developer
United Purpose Ltd · 3 projects
Country
Malawi
First vintage
2016
Crediting period
2016-08-30 to 2023-08-29
Estimated yearly credits
60,201
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality
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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2016
Crediting period
2016-08-30 to 2023-08-29
Credits issued
37,894 (retired 37,892)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-15.7861, 35.0058
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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