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Carbon projects in South Africa

173 voluntary carbon market projects in South Africa, with registry data and quality signals.

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ProjectRegistryIssued (tCO₂e)
Fuel Efficient Cooking in South AfricaVCS2505Verra VCS11M
Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2 North Wind Energy FacilityVCS1950Verra VCS2.8M
Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy FacilityVCS1949Verra VCS1.7M
Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy ProjectVCS1240Verra VCS1.1M
Recipe for Change Grouped ProjectVCS2384Verra VCS893K
Soil carbon improvement Project through Grassland Management, in South AfricaVCS2710Verra VCS806K
N2O ABATEMENT PROJECT AT AEL 11_. - CER ConversionVCS2388Verra VCS637K
Sasol Nitrous Oxide Abatement Project - CER ConversionVCS1512Verra VCS551K
EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery ProjectVCS2601Verra VCS340K
Reliance Composting Project in Cape TownVCS1817Verra VCS307K
Grassland Restoration and Stewardship in South Africa (GRASS)VCS2931Verra VCS266K
Project for the catalytic reduction of N2O emissions with a secondary catalyst inside the ammonia reactor of the No. 9 nitric acid plant at African Explosives Ltd (“AEL”) - CER ConversionVCS2394Verra VCS261K
Saving the Planet, one stew at a timeVCS935Verra VCS219K
Use of waste gas at Namakwa Sands in South Africa - CER ConversionVCS2433Verra VCS218K
Omnia N2O Abatement Project II - CER ConversionVCS2432Verra VCS187K
A-Gas South Africa 1VCS5089Verra VCS163K
Orizon CarbonCrop Rewards ProgrammeVCS3368Verra VCS160K
EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Project - CER ConversionVCS1514Verra VCS154K
N2O ABATEMENT PROJECT AT AEL 11_VCS1872Verra VCS151K
Interwaste Landfill gas Grouped ProjectVCS1794Verra VCS147K
Ngodwana Biomass to Energy ProjectVCS1982Verra VCS134K
Omnia Nitrous Oxide (N20) Reduction Project - CER ConversionVCS2393Verra VCS127K
Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar RoadVCS787Verra VCS125K
Scatec RMI Hybrid ClusterVCS5488Verra VCS76K
Durban Landfill-gas-to-electricity project – Mariannhill and La Mercy Landfills - CER ConversionVCS1702Verra VCS66K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-002GLD11996Gold Standard60K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-003GLD11998Gold Standard45K
Highveld Air Quality - EMM north projectGLD988Gold Standard41K
Tugela Mill Fuel Switching Project - CER ConversionVCS1658Verra VCS40K
CNG AgriCarbon Rewards ProgrammeVCS2554Verra VCS39K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-004GLD11999Gold Standard37K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-007GLD12002Gold Standard36K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-008GLD12003Gold Standard35K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-009GLD12004Gold Standard34K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-013GLD12008Gold Standard34K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-011GLD12006Gold Standard33K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-005GLD12000Gold Standard31K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-014GLD12009Gold Standard31K
Highveld Air Quality - Wesselton projectGLD993Gold Standard30K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-006GLD12001Gold Standard30K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-012GLD12007Gold Standard29K
Highveld Air Quality - Seme projectGLD992Gold Standard27K
Highveld Air Quality - EMM central projectGLD989Gold Standard25K
Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road. - CER ConversionVCS2501Verra VCS24K
Omnia Fertilizer Limited Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Reduction Project - CER ConversionVCS1515Verra VCS20K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-010GLD12005Gold Standard19K
Highveld Air Quality - Highveld Central ProjectGLD1006Gold Standard16K
Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-015GLD12010Gold Standard16K
Highveld Air Quality - Maluti EastGLD1038Gold Standard14K
Highveld Air Quality - eMbalenhle ProjectGLD1167Gold Standard14K
Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy Project. - CER ConversionVCS2511Verra VCS12K
Highveld Air Quality - Emfuleni projectGLD987Gold Standard12K
Letaba Biomass to Energy ProjectGLD467Gold Standard10K
The Capture and Utilisation of Methane at the GFI Mining South Africa owned Beatrix Mine in South AfricaVCS992Verra VCS10K
Kuyasa low-cost urban housing energy upgrade project Khayelitsha (Cape Town; South Africa)GLD337Gold Standard9K
Highveld Air Quality - Phumula projectGLD609Gold Standard8K
Highveld Air Quality - NFS projectGLD986Gold Standard8K
Maluti Air Quality Project - WestGLD1039Gold Standard6K
Highveld Air Quality - Sakhile projectGLD991Gold Standard5K
Brickstar Wood Stove - Mahlaba AreaGLD4536Gold Standard5K
Highveld Air Quality - EMM south projectGLD990Gold Standard4K
Maluti Air Quality Project - SouthGLD1027Gold Standard3K
Highveld Air Quality - Standerton projectGLD1040Gold Standard1K
CARBON CONSERVANCY – FARMS WEST OF MUSINA (PLOT 1: LIMPOPO SAFARIS), SOUTH AFRICAVCS5924Verra VCS0
South African Electrification ProgrammeVCS5861Verra VCS0
EnviroServ Waste-to-Energy Grouped ProjectVCS5841Verra VCS0
Scaw Electric Arc Furnace Efficiency ProjectVCS5827Verra VCS0
Bio2Watt Bronkhorstspruit Biogas projectVCS5815Verra VCS0
Return to Thicket Restoration ProjectVCS5808Verra VCS0
Scaw Rooftop Solar PV Grouped ProjectVCS5785Verra VCS0
Hedmenn Strauss Solar PV Grouped ProjectVCS5775Verra VCS0
Thirst for Life: A Clean Water InitiativeVCS5771Verra VCS0
CARBON DISCLOSURE SA SOLAR PV GROUPED PROJECT 2VCS5753Verra VCS0
KwaZulu-Natal Sustainable Landscapes Program (KZNSLP)VCS5703Verra VCS0
Karoo Sustainable Landscapes Program (KSLP)VCS5689Verra VCS0
EnviroServ LFG Grouped ProjectVCS5666Verra VCS0
A-Gas South Africa 2VCS5668Verra VCS0
Carbon Smart Farming InitiativeVCS5651Verra VCS0
Mkomazi Alienfuel Avoided Landfilling ProjectVCS5646Verra VCS0
iKapa Solar PV and BESS 240 MWp ProjectVCS5630Verra VCS0
FirstSolar ProgrammeVCS5621Verra VCS0
Broadreach Yield Solar PV Grouped ProjectVCS5619Verra VCS0
Decentral Energy Group ProjectVCS5596Verra VCS0
Fuel Switch Open Call: Accelerating Access to Clean EnergyVCS5597Verra VCS0
Imvelo Safe KitchenVCS5547Verra VCS0
Clean Waste CollectiveVCS5548Verra VCS0
Electric Mobility Program South AfricaVCS5546Verra VCS0
Decarb.earth RSA SolarVCS5536Verra VCS0
uMkhanyakude Restoration ProjectVCS5506Verra VCS0
Green Mpumalanga Project (GMP)VCS5486Verra VCS0
Solareff Rooftop PV ProjectVCS5444Verra VCS0
OYU - Powering South African SMEs with Clean EnergyVCS5441Verra VCS0
Stealth Energy Efficient Lighting ProjectVCS5380Verra VCS0
Alien Energy Biomass Waste to Energy ProjectVCS5381Verra VCS0
Fuel Switch Group Project: Accelerating Access to Clean EnergyVCS5367Verra VCS0
THE SOUTPANSBERG RESTORATION AND CONSERVATIONVCS5345Verra VCS0
De Aar Hydra StorageVCS5337Verra VCS0
Oya Hybrid ProjectVCS5312Verra VCS0
QK Solar PV Grouped ProjectVCS5279Verra VCS0
Umoyilanga Hybrid ProjectVCS5272Verra VCS0

Source data: CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (carbonplan.org/research/offsets-db). Project types incorporate the Voluntary Registry Offsets Database, Berkeley Carbon Trading Project, CC BY 4.0. Signals and summaries are derived by QAVCM. Data as of 2026-10-02.

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