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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

ProjectRegistryTypeStatusCommunity IssuedRetiredLocation
Hive Ecosystems project
VCS4698 · HIVE ECOSYSTEMS (PTY) LTD (PP)
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation In the pipeline
Registration requested
Not stated 00 Country only
Baviaanskloof Carbon Project
VCS4699 · Baviaanskloof Bewarea NPC (PP)
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation In the pipeline
Under validation (Public comment p...
Not stated 00 Country only
Energy Drive Energy Efficiency Grouped Project
VCS4710 · Energy Drive Systems (Pty) Ltd
Verra Energy Efficiency Active
Registered
Not stated 00 Country only
Evander Solar Solutions PV Grouped Project
VCS4795 · Evander Solar Solutions (Pty) Ltd (PP)
Verra Solar - Distributed Active
Registered
Not stated 00 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 00 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 00 Country only
SPEKBOOM RESTORATION PROJECT BEKA EMVA IGWANISHE - ISIXHOSA
VCS5027 · Imperative South Africa Projects Pty Ltd
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation Active
Registered
Not stated 00 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 00 Country only
FX Group Biomass to Energy Project
VCS5102 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Biomass In the pipeline
Registration requested
Not stated 00 Country only
Omnia Solar PV Group Project
VCS5132 · Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd (PP)
Verra Solar - Centralized Withdrawn or inactive
Rejected by Administrator
Not stated 00 Country only
Redstone CSP project
VCS5146 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Solar - Centralized Active
Registered
Not stated 00 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 00 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 00 Country only
Umoyilanga Hybrid Project
VCS5272 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra RE Bundled Active
Registered
Not stated 00 Country only
QK Solar PV Grouped Project
VCS5279 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Solar - Centralized In the pipeline
Under validation (Public comment p...
Not stated 00 Country only
Oya Hybrid Project
VCS5312 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra RE Bundled Active
Registered
Not stated 00 Country only
De Aar Hydra Storage
VCS5337 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Solar - Centralized Active
Registered
Not stated 00 Country only
THE SOUTPANSBERG RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
VCS5345 · Few & Far LLC (PP)
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation In the pipeline
Pipeline listing (under developmen...
Not stated 00 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 00 Country only
Save the Sand
VCS5375 · Sand Catchment Pty Ltd. (PP)
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation In the pipeline
Under validation (Public comment p...
Not stated 00 Country only
Stealth Energy Efficient Lighting Project
VCS5380 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Solar Lighting In the pipeline
Under validation (Public comment p...
Not stated 00 Country only
Alien Energy Biomass Waste to Energy Project
VCS5381 · Multiple Project Proponents
Verra Biomass In the pipeline
Pipeline listing (under developmen...
Not stated 00 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 00 Country only
Solareff Rooftop PV Project
VCS5444 · Solareff (Pty) Ltd.
Verra Solar - Distributed In the pipeline
Registration requested
Not stated 00 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 00 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.
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