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GS1247 VPA 154 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · GS6789 · Rwanda

Credits issued
28,396
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
28,396
100% of issued
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The project will support the provision of safe water to hundreds of households within Gatsibo District using borehole technology. 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
GS6789
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 2.
Developer
Deactivated Projects · 25 projects
Country
Rwanda
First vintage
2017
Crediting period
2017-02-05 to 2024-02-04
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2017
Crediting period
2017-02-05 to 2024-02-04
Credits issued
28,396 (retired 28,396)

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
-1.6200, 30.2000
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
Note
Same coordinates are shared by 8 registry entries of one programme
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228,066
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227,702
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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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