Three year turnkey procurement and retirement of 72,000 renewable energy certificates and more than 50,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent offsets
Blockchain enabled tokenisation provided traceability, immutable records and operational efficiency
Demonstrates growing corporate demand for verifiable and audit ready carbon solutions across African markets as regional carbon activity expands
Renewvia Environmental Exchange has completed a three year, multi country carbon and renewable energy credit engagement for a global corporate client spanning Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon and Angola. The effort reflects a maturing market for structured carbon procurement in Africa as global corporates seek verifiable decarbonisation outcomes that meet internal audit, regulatory and disclosure requirements.
Turnkey Procurement Across Four Jurisdictions
The programme was designed to navigate varying regulatory frameworks, crediting methodologies and data expectations across the four markets. Through the Renewvia Environmental Exchange platform, the client procured, verified, transferred and retired more than 72,000 renewable energy certificates. The engagement also verified more than 50,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent offsets. Renewvia said the offer included reporting, lifecycle retirement and compliance support, enabling the client to achieve enterprise level decarbonisation targets with audit ready documentation.
Renewvia Environmental Exchange noted the platform provided transparent market intelligence for pricing optimisation and structured credit matching. The company said this streamlined the interface between African renewable and carbon projects and multinational sustainability procurement teams seeking consistency across jurisdictions.
Diverse Project Portfolio and Corporate Demand
The solution drew on a portfolio that included mini grids, utility scale solar assets, industrial processing facilities and e mobility projects. By aggregating supply from multiple project types, Renewvia Environmental Exchange said it was able to meet the client’s annual volumetric requirements while preserving the traceability and climate integrity standards requested by external stakeholders.
The engagement comes as multinational companies broaden their sourcing strategies for renewable energy and carbon credits, particularly in emerging markets where Scope 2 and Scope 3 footprints are material but local credit infrastructure is still forming. Executives in the sector say corporate buyers increasingly expect demonstrable lifecycle data, independent verification and operational transparency to support disclosure obligations and internal controls.
Blockchain Enabled Tokenisation and Data Integrity
A central feature of the Renewvia Environmental Exchange platform is blockchain enabled tokenisation, which converts credits into traceable digital units. The company said tokenisation provides immutable proof of ownership, timestamps, and verification of transfers from generation through retirement. The architecture is designed to reduce administrative burdens, accelerate settlements and support insurance and audit functions that depend on verifiable records.
Trey Jarrard, chief executive of Renewvia Environmental Exchange, said Africa’s carbon markets are poised for growth, noting that tokenisation strengthens market confidence. He said Africa’s carbon markets were expected to expand fourfold by 2030, increasing the need for platforms capable of delivering verified impact at scale. He added that tokenisation underpins the company’s ability to provide precision, transparency and trust in carbon and renewable energy markets.
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Governance, Assurance and Market Formation
The multi country approach also highlights an emerging need for governance and assurance structures that can operate across jurisdictions. Compliance teams increasingly seek the ability to verify credit provenance, vintage and retirement in real time, while internal audit functions look for standardised documentation to satisfy regulators and voluntary disclosure frameworks. The ability to deliver enterprise grade reporting and retirement across markets is becoming central to corporate procurement strategies, particularly as sustainability data becomes integrated into financial reporting.
Market analysts note that African carbon and renewable energy projects remain underrepresented in global corporate procurement portfolios despite robust renewable resource potential and substantial off grid electrification demand. Platforms such as Renewvia Environmental Exchange may help address fragmentation in the market by matching African project developers with global credit buyers under structures that promote transparency, quality and pricing fairness.
Strategic Implications for Investors and Corporates
For investors, the development points to growing infrastructure requirements around measurement, reporting and verification as carbon assets become more financialised. For corporates, it underscores a pivot toward structured procurement solutions that can withstand accounting, audit and regulatory scrutiny as climate related data moves into mainstream financial disclosures.
The initiative contributes to broader regional efforts to create credible carbon economies that can attract international capital while advancing renewable energy deployment. As Africa’s carbon markets expand through 2030, platforms capable of providing lifecycle traceability and audit ready execution will play a role in shaping the continent’s participation in global climate finance.
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