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Likoni and Shimoni Improved Cook Stove Project

Gold Standard · GS825 · Kenya

Credits issued
10,284
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
9,408
91% of issued
Remaining
876
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This project will involve the distribution of 1637 energy efficient stoves in the Likoni community. Likoni is a district division for Mombasa, Kenya. It is in fact the poorest area in Mombasa, is largely overpopulated, with most of its people suffering from unemployment, poor health and poverty. The lifestyles of the locals within this community often impact negatively on the environment. There is large scale deforestation often due to firewood collection by forest adjacent communities who are forest dependant. These stoves will utilise the efficient rocket technology. They will be manufactured, distributed and installed by local people under the training and supervision of co2balance Kenya Ltd. Initial testing has shown these stoves to be more than 50% more efficient than traditional models as well as it reduces the indoor smoke about 80%. These stoves will be using less firewood and emitting less smoke.

The record

Project ID
GS825
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · 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
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2010-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Estimated yearly credits
4,924
Scale
Micro 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

local communities
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 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2011
Crediting period
2010-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Credits issued
10,284 (retired 9,408)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-4.1146, 39.6388
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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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