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Durban Landfill-gas-to-electricity project – Mariannhill and La Mercy Landfills - CER Conversion
Verra (VCS) · VCS1702 · South Africa
Credits issued
66,201
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
62,343
94% of issued
Remaining
3,858
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Units transferred from approved GHG prog...
The record
- Project ID
- VCS1702
- Registry
- Verra (VCS)
- Type
- Landfill Methane · Waste Management
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- ACM0001 Flaring or use of landfill gas
- Developer
- Credits transferred from approved GHG program · 9 projects
- Country
- South Africa
- First vintage
- 2012
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08
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.
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Units transferred from approved GHG program (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2012
- Credits issued
- 66,201 (retired 62,343)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map
The registry gives South Africa as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
Other landfill methane projects in South Africa
| Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy Project VCS1240 · Verification approval requested | 1,279,951 |
| EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Pro... VCS2601 · Registered | 340,477 |
| EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Pro... VCS1514 · Units transferred from approved GHG program | 154,440 |
| Interwaste Landfill gas Grouped Project VCS1794 · Registered | 147,124 |
| Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road VCS787 · Verification approval requested | 124,884 |
| Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road. - CER Conver... VCS2501 · Units transferred from approved GHG program | 24,134 |
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.