Bboxx DRC solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)
Bboxx started its DRC operations, as Bboxx Capital RDC S.A.R.L., in 2017, and reports having positively impacted over 50,000 people through clean energy, clean cooking and smartphone distribution across Kivu, Ituri and Tshopo provinces.
OperatorBboxx (as Bboxx Capital RDC S.A.R.L.)
EcosystemSolar home systems (PAYG)
StandardGold Standard Programme of Activities (certified 2024)
StatusActive
LocationKivu, Ituri and Tshopo provinces; HQ Kinshasa/Ngaliema, DR Congo
Overview
Inside the project
In September 2024, DRC was certified alongside Rwanda, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Togo under Bboxx's Gold Standard Programme of Activities.
The pan-African programme targets up to 60,000 credits per site per year and over 4 million customers across the five countries.
50,000+
People positively impacted
Objectives
- Distribute solar home systems, clean cooking and smartphones in DRC
- Certify carbon credits under a Gold Standard Programme of Activities
Approach
- Solar home systems, clean-cooking products and smartphones are distributed to households across Kivu, Ituri and Tshopo provinces, with carbon credits generated under the multi-country Gold Standard programme.
Sources
Inspect 2 sources
- bboxx.com ↗https://www.bboxx.com/countries/drc-goma/
- bboxx.com ↗https://www.bboxx.com/press-releases/bboxx-launches-multi-million-dollar-pan-african-carbon-credit-programme-for-multiple-clean-technologies/
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