PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
Improved cookstoves in Rwanda
The project distributes improved cookstoves to households in Rwanda. They are designed to use less firewood for cooking than the baseline technologies used for reference. This page explains the project activity, the calculation of emission reductions, and the allocation of units.
COUNTRY
Rwanda
VERRA PROJECT ID
VCS 4150
PROJECT TYPE
Energy efficiency · Cookers
STATUS IN REGISTER
Registered · registered
WHY EVERYDAY LIFE MATTERS
DelAgua's project distributes these cookstoves as part of the Tubeho Neza programme. In Kinyarwanda, the name means 'live well'. According to the project developer, households receive the stoves free of charge; the programme also includes guidance on how to use them, as well as longer-term support. The climate impact does not depend solely on the number of cookstoves distributed. Other relevant factors include how they are actually used, how much firewood they consume, and what baseline scenario is assumed in the absence of the project.
Distributing a cookstove is just the beginning. The calculated emissions reduction depends on what happens in everyday life afterwards.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
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Project activity
03
Calculation
04
Further posts
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Documented assignment
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Classification
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Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for the project
The following information refers to the Verra registry entry and publicly available project information. Registry status, issued units, and filed documents are subject to change.
PROJECT NAME
DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Rwanda
COUNTRY
Rwanda
VERRA PROJECT ID
VCS 4150
PROJECT SPONSOR
DelAgua · the registry lists several project participants
PROGRAMME
Tubeho Neza
PROJECT TYPE
Energy efficiency · improved cookstoves
TECHNOLOGY
Fuel-efficient cookstoves for households
STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard · VCS
FUEL
Firewood or wood-based biomass
METHODOLOGY OF THIS PERIOD
Verified Carbon Unit · VCU
PREVIOUS METHODOLOGY
VMR0006
NEWER METHODOLOGY
VM0050 · Energy Efficiency and Fuel Switching in Cooking Devices
PROJECT START
11/10/2021
FIRST CREDITING PERIOD
11/10/2021–10/10/2028
REGISTER STATUS
Registered · registered
What does "Grouped Project" mean? VCS 4150 is designed as a grouped project. In accordance with the standard's rules, further eligible activities can be included within such a project. Information regarding a wider programme or all activities of the project developer should therefore not automatically be equated with the results of VCS 4150.
Methodology note: The project initially used VMR0006. Following the publication of the newer methodology VM0050, earlier reductions for the project were recalculated. The methodology, time period and associated issuance documents are decisive for the allocation of a specific unit.
02 · WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PROJECT
Cooking with less firewood
The project focuses on an everyday activity: cooking. Improved cookstoves are designed to use heat more efficiently than the traditional cooking setups used for comparison. If households require less firewood for the same cooking task, the amount of fuel relevant to the carbon footprint can also be reduced.
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Provide cookstoves
DelAgua provides participating households with improved cookstoves. According to the project developer, the stoves are distributed free of charge as part of the programme.
02
Support usage
The programme includes guidance on how to use the stoves alongside longer-term support. This ensures that households are able to use the technology in their everyday lives and keep it in good working order.
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Check results
For the calculation, it is important to know how the cookstoves are actually used. This includes, for example, their frequency of use, fuel requirements, and whether other cooking facilities continue to be used alongside them.
Using less firewood is the goal. How much can be credited for a specific period of time will only become clear from the monitored data and the methodology.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
It is calculated within a defined methodology based on the baseline scenario, the project activity, and the monitored parameters.
01
Define reference situation
The methodology determines which cooking technology and fuel consumption are used for comparison in the absence of the project activity.
02
Investigate usage and fuel requirements
For the respective period, the data required under the methodology is collected or verified. This may include, for example, the actual use of the stoves and fuel consumption.
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Calculate emission reduction
The results of the baseline scenario and the project scenario are compared. Further methodological factors and potential deductions are taken into account.
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Check and register
The data for a monitoring period is independently audited in accordance with the standard's rules. Units can then be issued in the Verra Registry for this period.
04 · OTHER DESCRIBED POSTS
Less firewood can make a difference in everyday life.
The project combines the calculation of emissions reductions with access to improved cookstoves. Any further impacts on individual households depend on the technology used and how it is actually utilised.
FUEL
Lower firewood consumption
The improved cookstoves are designed to require less firewood for comparable cooking tasks than the baseline technologies. The actual savings depend, among other factors, on cooking habits and the fuels used.
EVERYDAY LIFE
Potential time savings
When less firewood is needed, the effort required to collect or purchase it can decrease. How much time households actually save depends on their usual journeys and living circumstances.
HOUSEHOLDS
Potential financial relief
Where households buy firewood, lower consumption can reduce expenses. The actual savings depend on usage and local fuel prices.
SMOKE EXPOSURE
Potential improvement in cooking
Altered combustion can affect smoke exposure during cooking. The extent to which air quality or health actually changes must be assessed through appropriate studies.
ACCOMPANIMENT
On-site information and support
Verra and DelAgua describe the programme as offering support to households provided by trained local staff. This includes information on how to use the cookstoves, as well as longer-term assistance.
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
Classify further described posts
The programme is linked to several UN Sustainable Development Goals by the project developer and by Verra. The specific contributions documented and verified for VCS 4150 can be found in the respective project documentation.
A general programme allocation does not mean that every social or environmental impact has been individually proven for each unit spent.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Not just a crowd. A documented connection to the project.
This project brief describes the project and its calculation basis. A separate retirement or allocation certificate indicates whether, and to what extent, specific units have been allocated to a company or a concrete climate contribution.
Project name and Verra project ID
allocated quantity in tonnes of CO₂e
Vintage or reduction period
Date of decommissioning
Registry reference and unique serial numbers
Beneficiary or documented purpose
Standards and registers
Methodology applied and, where applicable, notes on recalculation
where applicable, specific register identifiers of the specific units
The project profile outlines the project. The decommissioning certificate shows which units were used for which contribution.
What does Article 6 mean? For certain project units, Verra has labelled an Article 6 authorisation in the registry. This relates to host country approval for specific international uses and the relevant accounting rules. Whether a specific unit is affected, and what evidence is available for it, must be verified using its registry data.
What does CORSIA mean? CORSIA is an international scheme for aviation. Verra has labelled certain units from project VCS 4150 as eligible in the registry. This does not mean that all units from the project are automatically eligible for the same purpose.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the support means – and what it doesn't
A voluntary climate contribution is presented separately from emissions within our own value chain. Documented allocation makes it clear and traceable which units were used for this purpose.
A DOCUMENTED MAPPING CAN SHOW
IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN
a voluntary contribution beyond the company's own value chain
a reduction in one's own emissions
the allocation of specific registered entities
Climate neutrality of a product or company
Project, standard, vintage and quantity
a comprehensive sustainability assessment
a verified decommissioning
the permissibility of any advertising claim
an emissions reduction calculated and verified according to standard rules
that each distributed cookstove is used permanently and exclusively
where applicable, a specific identification of the specific unit
that all social and health impacts have been proven individually for each unit
What is particularly important in cookstove projects: the calculated reduction in emissions depends on various assumptions and data. In particular, this includes the actual use of the stoves, fuel requirements, and the baseline scenario without the project. The proportion of non-renewable firewood can also influence the calculation.
Regarding the methodology assessment: the newer Verra methodology VM0050, version 1.0, has been assessed and approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market under its Core Carbon Principles. This is an assessment of the methodology. Whether a specific unit carries the corresponding label must be checked in the registry for the relevant issuance.
A climate contribution should not sound bigger than can be documented.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Project statuses, issued units, and deposited documents may change. For a definitive allocation, the current register entry and the associated certificates of units and cancellations are authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Rwanda · VCS 4150
PROJECT PROFILE
Verra · Tubeho Neza: Living Well through Clean Cooking in Rural Rwanda
The portrait describes the broader programme and refers, among others, to Verra projects 3699 and 4150.
PROJECT SPONSOR
DelAgua · Rwanda Project
Information from the project executing organisation on the programme in Rwanda.
CHANGE OF METHODOLOGY
DelAgua · Recalculation for projects 4150 and 4000
Information on the recalculation of previous reductions.
ARTICLE 6
Verra · Article 6 label for units from a cookstove project in Rwanda
Information on authorised entities and register identifiers.
CORSIA
Verra · First CORSIA Labels
Information on CORSIA labels in the registry.
COMMUNICATION
Directive (EU) 2024/825
Rules for communicating voluntary climate contributions.
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions.
TEST BENCH
Check the register status, crediting period and specific units before publication, and add the date.
We are happy to answer specific questions regarding project allocation or available documents.