Carbon credit projects in Malawi
Registry records list 158 carbon credit projects in Malawi, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 20,037,267 tonnes and retired 11,101,256.
Key figures
Projects
158
Registries
2
Credits issued
20,037,267 t
Credits retired
11,101,256 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 129
- Verra 29
By category
- Energy Efficiency 108
- Not specified 33
- Forest 7
- Renewable Energy 6
- Agriculture 2
- Ghg Management 1
- Fuel Switching 1
Malawi and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 2
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 4
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 5
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 1
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Most used methodologies
- GS-TPDDTEC 52 projects
- AMS-II-G 34 projects
- VMR0006 11 projects
- VM0047 4 projects
- AMS-III-Z 4 projects
- ACM0002 3 projects
- GS-METERED-COOKSTOVES 3 projects
- NOT PROVIDED 3 projects
- VM0042 2 projects
- AMS-I-A 2 projects
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Low
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
GS7591 VPA 63 Innovation: Africa Solar Water Pumping Projects - Malawi
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Golomoti 20MW Solar PV Project
Verra · Malawi · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
High Impact Cookstoves in Malawi by Ripple Africa
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in Malawi
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Livelihoods Chitetezo Mbaula Project
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Malawi Improved Cookstove Project
Gold Standard · Malawi
No issuance recorded
Malawi Solar Power and Adult Literacy Project
Verra · Malawi · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Mbaula za Makono Banja la thanzi (Improved cookstoves a healthy family) project - Dowa District
Gold Standard · Malawi
No issuance recorded
MoRe Malawi ARR Project
Verra · Malawi · Forest
Not yet issued
MoRe Malawi REDD Project
Verra · Malawi · Forest
Not yet issued
Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Malawi - VPA2
Gold Standard · Malawi · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Nkhotakota Solar PV project
Verra · Malawi · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
OYU - Clean Water for Malawian Communities
Gold Standard · Malawi
No issuance recorded
OYU - Clean Water for Malawian Communities
Gold Standard · Malawi
No issuance recorded
OYU - Green Flames of Progress in Malawi
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
OYU - Green Flames of Progress in Malawi VPA01
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
One Acre Fund Munda Otsogola Program
Verra · Malawi · Forest
Not yet issued
PoA for DURABRIC Bricks Project by 14Trees
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Regenerative Agriculture and Forestry Technologies (RAFT)
Verra · Malawi · Forest
Not yet issued
Regenerative Agriculture and Forestry Technologies (RAFT) 1
Verra · Malawi · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Malawi
Gold Standard · Malawi
Not yet issued
Safe Water Programme in Southeast Africa - Malawi
Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Salima 60MW Solar PV Project
Verra · Malawi · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Smallholder Reforestation in Malawi
Verra · Malawi · Forest
Not yet issued
Questions about Malawi
How many carbon credit projects are in Malawi?
158, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Malawi signed Article 6 agreements?
2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Malawi?
GS-TPDDTEC (52), AMS-II-G (34), VMR0006 (11).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026