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CARBON PROJECT

West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · GS978 · Kenya

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Credits issued
14,841
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
14,404
97% of issued
Remaining
437
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya, with a population of 355,024 (1999 census). It is the third largest city in Kenya. It is in fact one of the poorest areas in Kenya characterized by high incidences of maternal and infant mortality, with most of its people suffering from unemployment, poor health and poverty. The project will introduce approximately 20,000 energy efficient cook stoves into the Kisumu area, reducing fuel use and associated greenhouse gas emissions by end users along with contributing to other local sustainable development like health as it also serves to alleviate illness caused by smoke inhalation. This is in line with the stated aims of the GS. Stoves will be manufactured, distributed and installed by local people under the training and supervision of co2balance Kenya Ltd. It is estimated that each efficient wood stove distributed in this project would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3 tonnes CO2e per year over an initi

The record

Project ID
GS978
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 1.
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2012-02-01 to 2019-02-01
Estimated yearly credits
75,000
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)
2011
Crediting period
2012-02-01 to 2019-02-01
Credits issued
14,841 (retired 14,404)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-0.0851, 34.6112
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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