Methane Recovery and Biogas Utilization Project Lao Cai Province Vietnam

Registry Record

Registry

Gold Standard

Project ID

GLD10889

Country

Vietnam

Category

Fuel Switching

Methodology

ams-i-c

Status

Not stated

Credits Issued

115,814 tCO₂e

Credits Retired

70,690 tCO₂e

Data as of

1 June 2026

Issuance and retirement by vintage

Issued Retired
Issuance and retirement by vintageVintages 2021 to 2024: 115,814 tonnes issued and 70,690 retired.012.5k25k37.5k50k2021 issued: 33,690 tonnes2021 retired: 32,071 tonnes20212022 issued: 33,357 tonnes2022 retired: 31,735 tonnes20222023 issued: 33,188 tonnes2023 retired: 6,884 tonnes20232024 issued: 15,579 tonnes2024
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)Retired (tCO₂e)
202415,579none
202333,1886,884
202233,35731,735
202133,69032,071

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Credit Passport in detail

ICVCM quality status

Methodology under ICVCM assessment.

  • Programme: Gold Standard, CCP-eligible since April 2024.
  • AMS-I.C. - Thermal energy production with or without electricity - 1.0-22.0: under assessment

The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance. An approved methodology means credits from this project can be eligible; it does not mean every credit carries the label.

Source: ICVCM assessment decisions · Decisions read 19 September 2026

What this layer checks

CORSIA screen

A screen against published ICAO criteria, not an eligibility determination.

First phase, 2024 to 2026

  • ProgrammePassesGold Standard is approved by ICAO for 2024 to 2026.
  • DatesCannot be confirmed from available dataCredits issued for vintages 2021 to 2024. The start of the first crediting period is recorded by Gold Standard as 20 December 2017, but whether that is the first period is not in registry data.
  • Host country authorisationCannot be confirmed from available dataAuthorisation is granted per activity. This screen cannot confirm whether this project holds a Letter of Authorization.

Second phase, 2027 to 2029

  • ProgrammePassesGold Standard is approved by ICAO for 2027 to 2029.
  • DatesCannot be confirmed from available dataCredits issued for vintages 2021 to 2024. The start of the first crediting period is recorded by Gold Standard as 20 December 2017, but whether that is the first period is not in registry data.

Programme-specific exclusions were not assessed. Host country context is under Article 6 below.

Source: ICAO eligibility decisions and registry records · Criteria verified 25 September 2026

What this layer checks

Vietnam and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
3
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
20
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
23
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

This is country-level context. It does not show whether this project is authorised.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking · Data as of 4 September 2026

What this layer checks

Recorded buyers

No organisation named as beneficiary in registry records.

Retired credits from this project? See what a company can still say about them under the EU green claims rules.

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

What this layer checks

Declared SDG contributions

Goals the project declared to its registry. CRBN.credit does not measure these outcomes.

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGoal 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 13: Climate Action

Source: Gold Standard registry · Data as of 17 September 2026

What this layer checks

Gold Standard's current record

Gold Standard registry · as of 28 October 2026

Status

Gold Standard Certified Project

Project type

Biomass, or Liquid Biofuel - Cogeneration

Scale

Small scale

Structure

Standalone project

Developer

AGASCO Limited

Crediting period

20 Dec 2017 to 19 Dec 2027

Expected per year

61,935 tCO₂e, as estimated at registration

Methane Recovery and Biogas Utilization Project Lao Cai Province Vietnam is registered with Gold Standard under the ams-i-c protocol, located in Vietnam. As of 1 June 2026, registry records show 115,814 tonnes issued and 70,690 tonnes retired. This reflects registry-reported figures, not an independent quality assessment.

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Questions about this project

How many credits has Methane Recovery and Biogas Utilization Project Lao Cai Province Vietnam issued?

115,814 tonnes of credits have been issued and 70,690 retired, according to registry records as of 1 June 2026.

What is the ICVCM status of this project's methodology?

Methodology under ICVCM assessment. The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance.

Registry data as of June 1, 2026