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Improved Cook Stove Project 2, Nkhata Bay District, Malawi
- Standard
- CDM
- Methodology
- AMS-II.G (CDM)
- Registry
- CDM-9935 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- Malawi
- Credit type
- EE households
- Vintage
- 2013
CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives Improved Cook Stove Project 2, Nkhata Bay District, Malawi (CDM-9935) 6.3 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 31 Oct 2026. The analysis read 9 of the 11 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
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Evidence
Eligibility & market
Under decision 4/CMP.20 of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (FCCC/KP/CMP/2025/7/Add.1, paragraph 5), the submission of requests for issuance of new CERs was discontinued as of 30 June 2026; requests to transfer CERs to the Article 6.4 mechanism registry, cancellations and any other transactions in the CDM registry are discontinued as of 31 December 2026. The UNEP-CCC Article 6 Pipeline (checked 2 Nov 2026) lists the transition of this activity to the Article 6.4 mechanism as approved. This page keeps the project's record and our analysis.
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Credit Issuances
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issued in 2017 | 35,318 | 0 | 35,318 | |
| monitoring period 27 Oct 2014 – 5 Aug 2015 | ||||
| Issued in 2018 | 51,253 | 0 | 51,253 | |
| monitoring period 6 Aug 2015 – 11 Aug 2016 | ||||
| Total | 86,571 | 0 | 86,571 | |
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Methodology versions used
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2014–2015AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2015–2016AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2016–2017AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2017–2018AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2018–2019AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
2019–2020AMS-II.G v5.0since replaced by v14.0
monitoring report
official page · verified on
- AMS-II.G: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
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CarbonMeld (2026). Improved Cook Stove Project 2, Nkhata Bay District, Malawi (CDM-9935): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 31 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/improved-cook-stove-project-2-nkhata-bay-district-malawi/.
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