Mining · South Africa
Gold Fields — South Deep mine
- Challenge
- A deep-level gold mine heavily reliant on coal-based grid electricity.
- Approach
- Built a R660m, 40MW on-site solar plant — the first of its scale at a South African mine.
Case studies
Results, measured in rands and tonnes.
Publicly reported projects from across Africa that show what good carbon work achieves. These are not CarboCurrency clients — each links to its original source.
Blue carbon · Kenya
Mikoko Pamoja
- Challenge
- Coastal villages losing mangroves to cutting for timber and boats.
- Approach
- Community-run mangrove protection and replanting, selling Plan Vivo certified carbon credits.
3,000 t
CO₂ sold each year, funding schools and clean water
Source: Reuters / Thomson Reuters Foundation ↗Forestry · Ethiopia
Humbo Assisted Natural Regeneration
- Challenge
- Severe deforestation degrading land and local livelihoods.
- Approach
- Seven community cooperatives restored native forest, earning Africa's first CDM forestry carbon credits.
Renewable energy · Kenya
Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Challenge
- Growing power demand in a grid needing clean, affordable supply.
- Approach
- Africa's largest wind farm (310MW), registered under the UN Clean Development Mechanism.