UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-41
Gold Standard · GS13021 · Malawi
About this project
UpEnergy Group will work with micro-entrepreneurs, NGOs, financial institutions, local distribution partners etc. to provide residential/institutions users with clean cooking technologies. UpEnergy would ensure the last-mile distribution/installation of the energy efficient/clean energy technologies to the beneficiaries. This VPA is implemented in host country-Malawi.
The record
- Project ID
- GS13021
- 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 v3.1
- Developer
- UpEnergy Group · 98 projects
- Country
- Malawi
- First vintage
- 2024
- Crediting period
- 2024-07-02 to 2029-07-02
- Estimated yearly credits
- 40,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2024
- Crediting period
- 2024-07-02 to 2029-07-02
- Credits issued
- 14,729 (retired 0)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
The registry gives Malawi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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