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

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

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

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