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Nairobi River Basin Biogas Project
Gold Standard · GS939 · Kenya
Credits issued
29,249
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
1,126
4% of issued
Remaining
28,123
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The project generates renewable energy using cow dung from zero-grazing dairy cows. Biogas serves as substitution for non-renewable fuelwood and charcoal, as well as for fossil fuels, such as LPG and kerosene. The project falls under the Appendix B of the simplified modalities and procedures for small scale CDM project activities.
The record
- Project ID
- GS939
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Biodigesters · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- AMS-I.E. Switch from non-renewable biomass for thermal applications by the user
- Developer
- atmosfair gGmbH · 45 projects
- Country
- Kenya
- First vintage
- 2012
- Crediting period
- 2012-12-31 to 2022-12-30
- Estimated yearly credits
- 35,949
- Scale
- Small Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action
- 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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2012
- Crediting period
- 2012-12-31 to 2022-12-30
- Credits issued
- 29,249 (retired 1,126)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- -1.2667, 36.6667
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
Other biodigesters projects in Kenya
| African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Kenya... GS2750 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 206,538 |
| CPA-KE-009 KENYA GS7505 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 133,785 |
| HomeBiogas Programme in Kenya – VPA1 GS12064 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 85,064 |
| African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Kenya... GS5801 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 78,495 |
| Household and commercial biogas plants in Keny... GS7587 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 69,726 |
| CPA-KE-001 KIBERA GS7498 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 51,227 |
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.