Region
Great Accra
Ga East District is a district of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region; West Akim and Akuapin South Districts are within the Eastern Region. Greater Accra surrounds the capital, which is on the Southern coast; the Eastern Region is inland and borders the world’s largest artificial lake Lake Vo...
Project Type
Improved Cook Stoves (Wood)
Our energy efficient stoves are made entirely in East Africa and utilise the ‘Rocket stove’ technology which offers a good balance between cost, life expectancy and efficiency. These stoves reduce firewood consumption by half and save in the region of 3.00 tonnes of greenhou...
Great Accra Energy Efficient Stoves Project
Project Details
This small scale Gold Standard project will involve the free distribution of wood-burning improved cook stoves to households in Ga East West Akim and Akuapin South Districts in Ghana, close to the capital Accra.
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In Ghana, the main source of fuel for cooking is firewood and 90% is directly obtained from the natural forest. Subsequently, deforestation rates in Ghana are amongst the highest in Africa; approximately 1.8% per year. The impact of deforestation is widespread, affecting the livelihoods of local people, disrupting important environmental functions and severely destroying the original forest ecosystem.
co2balance will be attempting to address some of these issues by distributing improved cook stoves in three districts in the south of Ghana. Each efficient wood stove distributed will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3 tonnes of CO2 per household per year, over a 7 year lifetime.
The use of traditional stoves with its associated problems of indoor air pollution and fire hazards also affects the health of the rural population. The new improved cook stoves address as the halving the amount of wood required for cooking reduces smoke and harmful emissions by 80% when compared to traditional methods.
