Carbon Capital has sold more than 14,500 carbon credits since receiving accreditation in May 2024.
The credits, generated from its Grootfontein-based Farm Gai Kaisa 159 project, are equivalent to the removal of 14,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Managing Director, Colin Malan Lindeque, said the company had been operational for three and a half years before securing accreditation from Puro.earth last year.
“We have been operational for three and a half years, but only received accreditation for carbon credits in May 2024 by Puro.earth. Since then, we have issued about 14,500 credits, which is equivalent to emissions from 90 million kilometres travelled in an internal combustion passenger vehicle, or 10,000 return flight tickets between Windhoek and Frankfurt,” he said.
The company now plans to expand its operations to additional sites within the next two years, scaling up both carbon credit generation and biochar production capacity.
“Looking ahead, our plan is to expand. We intend to move from our original site to multiple locations, with two additional sites expected to be developed within the next two years. With this expansion, we will also scale our carbon credit generation and biochar production capacity,” Lindeque said.
Currently, the Grootfontein facility processes 20,000 tonnes of biomass annually, producing about 6,000 tonnes of carbon credits.
The remaining output is exported as sustainable charcoal for consumer markets. Operations at this scale require around 2,000 hectares of harvesting each year, contributing to the restoration of degraded savanna rangelands.
The expansion follows Farm Gai Kaisa 159 receiving a Sylvera Rating of A, one of the highest global recognitions for carbon removal projects.
The initiative converts acacia encroacher bush into biochar, which is applied to soils to store carbon, enhance soil fertility, restore ecosystems and regenerate rangelands.
The project is the first in Namibia to be registered on the Puro.earth carbon removal registry and is the largest industrial biochar-based initiative in Africa. It was developed in partnership with Planboo, a specialist biochar carbon removal developer.
Namibia is affected by bush encroachment across more than 46 million hectares of degraded savanna, reducing grazing capacity, biodiversity and groundwater availability. The project aims to address these challenges while strengthening ecosystem restoration.
