DelAgua is pleased to announce that over 4.7m of its carbon credits are now eligible for use under Phase 1 of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), following Verra’s announcement on CORSIA insurance policy approvals. These credits are the first credits to be tagged by Verra, reaffirming DelAgua’s credibility and leadership in the market.

A total of 4,776,194 CORSIA eligible credits are split between DelAgua’s projects as follows:

• 2,843,114 credits from VCS4150 (Rwanda)
• 1,734,350 credits from VCS3699 (Rwanda)
• 196,652 credits from VCS4000 (The Gambia)
• 2,078 credits from VCS3837 (Sierra Leone)

DelAgua is pleased that demand for these CORSIA eligible credits has been strong and a large volume of these credits have been pre-sold to airlines and intermediaries; however, there is spot inventory available for which interested parties are invited to contact DelAgua.

In Q2 2026 a further 3 million credits are anticipated to be tagged as eligible for CORSIA Phase 1 and demand for these have also been strong. Going forward, we expect to issue more than 3 million CORSIA eligible credits annually.

This comes after DelAgua secured Letters of Authorization (LoAs) for all of its projects in Rwanda, The Gambia & Sierra Leone, ensuring compliance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, affirming the host countries’ formal approval of the emission reductions and consent for their use toward CORSIA obligations.

To further enhance buyer confidence, DelAgua has worked with a number of insurance partners to provide CORSIA insurance policies, which protects against the risk of Article 6 revocation due to a failed Corresponding Adjustment. This extra layer of protection ensures that airlines and other buyers can rely on the efficacy and quality of the credits throughout the CORSIA compliance cycle.

The achievement of all methodology and ICAO requirements demonstrates DelAgua’s expertise in delivering high impact carbon projects and the integrity of the credits generated. Our projects have passed rigorous eligibility criteria, ensuring additionality, transparency, and avoidance of double counting.

“At DelAgua we believe that, when done with integrity and a focus on quality, cookstove projects can be both scientifically credible and socially transformative. Securing CORSIA eligibility unlocks high demand for our credits and enables us to raise the crucial funding needed to deploy more stoves and reach millions of underserved rural households who would not otherwise have access to clean cooking.

The CORSIA market is currently experiencing a significant supply-demand imbalance, and I am proud that premium, high-impact projects like ours has risen to meet this challenge.”
Euan McDougall – Chief Executive Officer, DelAgua Group

This development comes as CORSIA is entering its compliance phase; demand is accelerating
while supply of eligible credits remains limited. We invite airlines looking to meet their compliance targets, as well as voluntary carbon market buyers seeking credits that deliver real, measurable emission reductions and community impact to partner with DelAgua.

About DelAgua
DelAgua is a social enterprise with more than a decade of experience implementing large-scale carbon development projects that transform the lives of rural households in Least Developed Countries across Africa. The Live Well programme exclusively targets rural
communities who are otherwise unable to afford the transition to clean cooking. To date, DelAgua has distributed more than 2 million stoves across Rwanda, The Gambia and Sierra Leone.

For more information, please contact DelAgua Group CEO – Euan McDougall,
[email protected] or DelAgua Group Communications Director – Kate Bruges
[email protected].