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Carbon projects in South Africa
Carbon-credit projects registered with Gold Standard, Verra, ACR, ART and Plan Vivo, from the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08) with Gold Standard registry details. Every project can be opened for its full record, and each map point says how its location was established.
Projects
179
77 active · 65 in the pipeline
Credits issued
25,223,698
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
20,475,285
81% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
35 · 0
28 projects have a mapped location
Where the projects are
Only projects with a verified location are drawn. Click a point for its details; every click zooms in.
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Point colour is the Carbon Projects theme. The Location column shows how accurate each point is: Project location is exact as published by the registry, Programme location is shared by several projects, Named place and Area centre are approximate.
Community involvement
13 of 179 projects describe who they work with
Read from each project's own description. Where the text does not say, Atlas says so instead of guessing; project design documents in the registry are the place to check consultation and benefit-sharing.
Credits issued by vintage year
Tonnes of CO₂-equivalent
Credits issued by project type
Largest types
| Project | Registry | Type | Status | Community | Issued | Retired | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Ecosystems project VCS4698 · HIVE ECOSYSTEMS (PTY) LTD (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Baviaanskloof Carbon Project VCS4699 · Baviaanskloof Bewarea NPC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Energy Drive Energy Efficiency Grouped Project VCS4710 · Energy Drive Systems (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Energy Efficiency | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Evander Solar Solutions PV Grouped Project VCS4795 · Evander Solar Solutions (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Carbon Disclosure SA Solar PV Grouped Project 1 VCS4799 · Carbon Disclosure South Africa (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Small Scale Solar Grouped Project in South Africa VCS5023 · Catalyst Incentive Solutions (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| SPEKBOOM RESTORATION PROJECT BEKA EMVA IGWANISHE - ISIXHOSA VCS5027 · Imperative South Africa Projects Pty Ltd |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| The Restoration and Conservation of The Soutpansberg VCS5086 · Few & Far LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Pipeline listing requested (under... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| FX Group Biomass to Energy Project VCS5102 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Biomass | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Omnia Solar PV Group Project VCS5132 · Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Withdrawn or inactive Rejected by Administrator |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Redstone CSP project VCS5146 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Small Scale LED Lighting Grouped Project in South Africa VCS5208 · Energy LED (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Lighting | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Primary Carbon Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5270 · Primary Carbon (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Umoyilanga Hybrid Project VCS5272 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | RE Bundled | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| QK Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5279 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Oya Hybrid Project VCS5312 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | RE Bundled | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| De Aar Hydra Storage VCS5337 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| THE SOUTPANSBERG RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION VCS5345 · Few & Far LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Fuel Switch Group Project: Accelerating Access to Clean Energy VCS5367 · Fuel Switch SA (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | RE Bundled | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Save the Sand VCS5375 · Sand Catchment Pty Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Stealth Energy Efficient Lighting Project VCS5380 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar Lighting | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Alien Energy Biomass Waste to Energy Project VCS5381 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Biomass | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| OYU - Powering South African SMEs with Clean Energy VCS5441 · OYU Green Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Solareff Rooftop PV Project VCS5444 · Solareff (Pty) Ltd. |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Green Mpumalanga Project (GMP) VCS5486 · Regoapele Capital (PTY) LTD (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
About this data. Project lists, status and credit totals come from the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project's Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0), which compiles the public registries. Gold Standard details and coordinates come from the Gold Standard public registry; Vanga Blue Forest and Mikoko Pamoja come from Plan Vivo. Figures change as registries update. Please cite the Berkeley database and the registry when you use them, and check a registry record before relying on a number.