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CARBON PROJECT

Energy Efficient Cook Stoves for Siaya Communities Kenya

Gold Standard · GS879 · Kenya

All projects Open in the registry
Credits issued
1,797,944
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
1,423,843
79% of issued
Remaining
374,101
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The project aims to construct energy efficient cook stoves for rural communities in Busia and Siaya counties, Kenya. The efficient cook stove is a biomass rocket stove designed for burning wood and consisting of two cooking units that can be separately fired. The stove is fixed and installed in households and reduces firewood consumption by approximately 40-50%. The efficient cook stoves are constructed using locally available materials, such as mud, bricks and sawdust. Local artisans are identified in the villages and trained in stove construction and household mobilization. An innovative village-based group savings and loaning will be integrated to enhance affordability and access to stoves. The project is developed by the Swiss non-profit foundation myclimate and is coordinated and implemented by the Kenyan Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development (Ugunja, Kenya). The project has constructed 130,000 stoves in the past 14 years with an additional 42,000 planned till 2031.

The record

Project ID
GS879
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
myclimate Foundation · 20 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2011-01-01 to 2029-12-31
Estimated yearly credits
162,307
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdsyoung peoplelocal communitiesvillages
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 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2011
Crediting period
2011-01-01 to 2029-12-31
Credits issued
1,797,944 (retired 1,423,843)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
0.1833, 34.3000
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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