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GS7591 VPA 2 Rift Valley Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · GS7558 · Kenya

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design

About this project

The Small-Scale Voluntary Project Activity in Western Kenya is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption Version 3.1. The project will support the provision of safe water using borehole technology to hundreds of households within Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay and Vihiga Counties, Kenya. 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
GS7558
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 v3.1
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2019-12-06 to 2024-12-05
Estimated yearly credits
60,000
Scale
Small 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

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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2019-12-06 to 2024-12-05
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Kenya 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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