VPA 28 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · GS7692 · Kenya
About this project
The Small-Scale Project in Kilifi County (Kenya) 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 Kilifi County, 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
- GS7692
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Community Boreholes · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-08-25 to 2026-08-24
- Estimated yearly credits
- 60,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · 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)
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-08-25 to 2026-08-24
- Credits issued
- 123,522 (retired 45,775)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
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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