Bboxx Rwanda solar home systems (Gold Standard PoA)
Bboxx started operations in Rwanda, its first market, in 2013, and reports having positively impacted over 350,000 Rwandans by connecting them with clean, reliable and affordable electricity to their homes, communities and businesses for the first time.
OperatorBboxx
EcosystemSolar home systems (PAYG)
StandardGold Standard Programme of Activities (certified 2024)
StatusActive
LocationRural, peri-urban and urban Rwanda (Bboxx's first market, launched Kigali 2013)
Overview
Inside the project
In September 2024, Bboxx's Gold Standard-certified carbon-credit Programme of Activities was certified across Rwanda plus Burkina Faso, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria and Togo.
The programme-wide targets are up to 60,000 credits per site per year, a 20 million-plus tonne CO2 offset goal, $100m in credit value and over 4 million customers across the five countries.
350,000+
Rwandans positively impacted
60,000
Credits/site/year (PoA-wide target)
100M USD
PoA-wide credit value target
Objectives
- Provide clean, reliable and affordable electricity through solar home systems
- Certify carbon credits under a Gold Standard Programme of Activities
Approach
- Solar home systems are sold to households, with carbon credits generated and certified under a multi-country Gold Standard Programme of Activities.
Sources
Inspect 3 sources
- bboxx.com ↗https://www.bboxx.com/countries/rwanda/
- bboxx.com ↗https://www.bboxx.com/press-releases/bboxx-launches-multi-million-dollar-pan-african-carbon-credit-programme-for-multiple-clean-technologies/
- solarquarter.com ↗https://solarquarter.com/2024/09/24/bboxx-earns-gold-standard-certification-for-clean-energy-in-five-african-countries-promoting-climate-action-and-community-resilience/
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