Bboxx Kenya solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)
Bboxx has operated in Kenya since 2011, reporting that it has positively impacted more than 300,000 Kenyans by connecting consumers and deploying innovative products, including clean energy and smartphones, many for the first time, across the country.
OperatorBboxx
EcosystemSolar home systems (PAYG)
StandardGold Standard Programme of Activities (certified 2024)
StatusActive
LocationRural and urban Kenya (operations since 2011)
Overview
Inside the project
In September 2024, Kenya was certified alongside Rwanda, Burkina Faso, DRC, 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.
300,000+
Kenyans positively impacted
Objectives
- Deploy solar home systems and other products across Kenya
- Certify carbon credits under a Gold Standard Programme of Activities
Approach
- Solar home systems and related products are distributed to consumers nationwide, with carbon credits generated under the multi-country Gold Standard programme.
Sources
Inspect 2 sources
- bboxx.com ↗https://www.bboxx.com/countries/kenya/
- 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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