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Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy Project. - CER Conversion

Verra (VCS) · VCS2511 · South Africa

Credits issued
11,645
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
11,645
100% of issued
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Units transferred from approved GHG prog...

The record

Project ID
VCS2511
Registry
Verra (VCS)
Type
Landfill Methane · Waste Management
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
ACM0001 Flaring or use of landfill gas
Developer
Converted from other GHG program (PP) · 18 projects
Country
South Africa
First vintage
2013
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)
2013
Credits issued
11,645 (retired 11,645)

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-to-electricity project – M...
VCS1702 · Units transferred from approved GHG program
66,201
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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