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GS1247 VPA 147 Manicaland Safe Water

Gold Standard · GS6523 · Zimbabwe

Credits issued
28,488
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
17,377
61% of issued
Remaining
11,111
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity in Manicaland Province (Zimbabwe) 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 using borehole technology to hundreds of households within Manicaland. 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 carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS6523
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
Zimbabwe
First vintage
2018
Crediting period
2018-06-21 to 2023-06-20
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2018
Crediting period
2018-06-21 to 2023-06-20
Credits issued
28,488 (retired 17,377)

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
-18.9200, 32.1740
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
Note
Same coordinates are shared by 6 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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