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Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · GS843 · Kenya

Credits issued
168,776
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
140,944
84% of issued
Remaining
27,832
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This project will distribute approximately 20,000 rocket stoves, based on a permanent construction, for improved fuel efficiency. 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 reducing indoor smoke by approximately 80%. These stoves will use less firewood and emit less smoke. Based on the above, the project will contribute to diverse positive impacts at the local and global scale on the three pillars of sustainable development established by the Millennium Development Goals (UN): environmental, economic and social.

The record

Project ID
GS843
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Methodology for Improved Cookstoves and Kitchen Regimes v2.
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2010
Crediting period
2010-06-01 to 2017-06-01
Estimated yearly credits
30,149
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2010
Crediting period
2010-06-01 to 2017-06-01
Credits issued
168,776 (retired 140,944)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-0.0952, 34.7473
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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