Integrated Biomass Energy Conservation Project - Malawi
Gold Standard · GS613 · Malawi
About this project
The project will disseminate: (a) Improved cook-stoves for domestic use that are made in rural Malawi, can reduce fuelwood consumption by up to 80% and reduce exposure to indoor air pollution- a major cause of acute respiratory infections; (b) Rocket Barns that can reduce fuelwood consumption by up to 70%, compared to traditional tobacco barns, and can also improve smallholder livelihoods through improved quality and quantity of yields and reduced fuelwood costs. Both technologies have health and safety benefits for the end-users trough reduced exposure to indoor air pollution and through fewer accidents and fires. The technologies also provide households and smallholders with relief from high fuel costs. Public benefits of the project are likely to come in the form of reduced pressure on Malawi’s natural resources and improved employment and income generation.
The record
- Project ID
- GS613
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Bundled Energy Efficiency · 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
- Hestian Innovation · 44 projects
- Country
- Malawi
- First vintage
- 2009
- Crediting period
- 2008-11-24 to 2015-11-23
- Estimated yearly credits
- 59,029
- Scale
- Large Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2009
- Crediting period
- 2008-11-24 to 2015-11-23
- Credits issued
- 256,522 (retired 256,013)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
- Coordinates
- -13.9667, 33.8167
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
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