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CARBON PROJECT

GS1247 VPA 113 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · GS5438 · Malawi

All projects Open in the registry
Credits issued
58,529
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
54,595
93% of issued
Remaining
3,934
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
GS5438
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
Malawi
First vintage
2016
Crediting period
2016-07-02 to 2023-07-01
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
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 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2016
Crediting period
2016-07-02 to 2023-07-01
Credits issued
58,529 (retired 54,595)

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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