What Microsol does

Microsol is a Franco-Peruvian social enterprise headquartered in San Isidro, Lima, founded in 2008 (with operational roots from 2006), that designs, deploys, and operates Improved Cookstove (ICS) programs across four Latin American countries: Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The company's core offering combines certified masonry cookstove technology — SENCICO-approved, two-burner units with chimney extraction that reduce firewood consumption, indoor air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions — with a proprietary MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) field-data collection application and carbon certification under both voluntary and compliance frameworks. Across its portfolio Microsol reports 156,638 cookstoves installed, 711,450 beneficiaries, and 2,829,711 tonnes of CO2 avoided.

The company operates three flagship programs: Qori Q'oncha, a voluntary carbon market program in Peru and the first Gold Standard-certified ICS program in the region; Utsil Naj, a voluntary carbon market program covering Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; and Tuki Wasi, the first ITMO (Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes) program in Latin America executed under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement as part of a bilateral Peru-Switzerland framework, targeting 40,000 cookstoves (with 30,000 currently installed across Piura, Cajamarca, La Libertad, and Huánuco). The Tuki Wasi program was formally enrolled in Peru's National Registry of Mitigation Measures (RENAMI) in February 2026.

Microsol monetizes through three streams: transaction-based revenue from voluntary and ITMO carbon credit sales, professional services (consulting on carbon certification, clean cooking, and Article 6 mechanisms), and managed services (program administration and MRV). Go-to-market relies on direct community engagement via local field operators (EACyS, inkasol, Ruru Tarpuy), bilateral government agreements, and direct sales to corporate and sovereign carbon credit buyers. Pre-financing and offtake for Tuki Wasi come from two Swiss foundations, Climate Cent Foundation and KliK Foundation, under a contract signed in November 2021 that constituted the world's first commercial agreement for ITMO purchase for NDC use. The company is led by General Manager Yanna Gruel and co-founder/President Arthur Laurent, following a CEO transition from Dorothée Pie; it operates as a private limited company (MICROSOL PERÚ S.A.C., RUC 20521779013) with 68 employees and no disclosed outside equity funding.

Name

Microsol

Legal name

MICROSOL PERÚ S.A.C.

Website

https://microsol-int.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Microsol is a Franco-Peruvian social enterprise that deploys SENCICO-certified improved cookstoves and carbon certification programs across Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, generating revenue through voluntary and Article 6.2 ITMO carbon credit sales, consulting, and program management for rural communities, governments, and institutional buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit & Clean Cooking Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) (EUABABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE)

Keywords

• Clean cooking technology
• Carbon credit programs
• Improved cookstoves
• Voluntary carbon market
• ITMO carbon credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Sales: Generation and sale of carbon credits through certified programs. Programs include Qori Q'oncha in Peru and Utsil Naj in Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras) operating in the voluntary carbon market. ITMO (Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes) credits are sold under bilateral agreements such as the Peru-Switzerland framework under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.
2. Consulting Services: Advisory services on carbon certification, clean cooking technology implementation, energy efficiency, and international climate cooperation mechanisms.
3. Program Management: Management and administration of climate mitigation programs including monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) services for improved cookstove installations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Microsol deploys SENCICO-certified improved masonry cookstoves in rural communities across Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, then monetizes the resulting emission reductions by generating and selling verified carbon credits under voluntary (Gold Standard) and compliance (Article 6.2 ITMO) market frameworks. The organization also provides carbon certification consulting and MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) services to governments and organizations.

Product overview

Microsol offers a portfolio of clean cooking and carbon certification programs across Latin America, comprising three main programs: Qori Q'oncha (Peru voluntary carbon market), Utsil Naj (Central America voluntary carbon market covering Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras), and Tuki Wasi (Peru's first ITMO program under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement). These programs provide carbon certification, consulting services, and carbon credit commercialization to help communities reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving livelihoods through clean cooking technology. The company also facilitates access to international carbon markets and manages MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) processes for program impact assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qori Q'oncha Carbon certification program operating in Peru's voluntary carbon market (Gold Standard), deploying improved cookstove technology and aligning with 7 Sustainable Development Goals to reduce emissions and improve livelihoods in rural Peruvian communities.
• Utsil Naj Carbon certification program operating in Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras) under the voluntary carbon market, deploying clean cooking technology to reduce indoor pollution, prevent deforestation, and align with 7 Sustainable Development Goals.
• Tuki Wasi First improved cookstove program in Peru executed under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement as an ITMO mechanism, part of the bilateral Switzerland-Peru agreement, targeting 40,000 cookstoves and benefiting vulnerable rural communities in Piura, Cajamarca, La Libertad, and Huánuco regions.
• ITMO Carbon Credit Service International carbon mitigation mechanism service under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement enabling transfer of mitigation results between countries for use against Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
• Carbon Certification Consulting Services Advisory services on carbon certification, clean cooking technology implementation, energy efficiency, and international climate cooperation mechanisms offered to governments and organizations on inquiry.
• MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) Services Proprietary field-data-collection service delivered through a Microsol-developed application that measures emission reductions, firewood usage, and socioeconomic and health outcomes across installed improved cookstove programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 156,638 improved cookstoves installed across programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• World VisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2025Partnership to drive reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions and promote better nutrition and health for vulnerable children in Latin America. Focuses on clean cooking methods and mitigation initiatives to reduce smoke and GHG emissions affecting health and contributing to global warming. Prioritizes communities in the Central American Dry Corridor and Amazon River basin. Also implements nutritional education initiatives to address hunger and malnutrition affecting 43 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Ruru Tarpuy (Asociación Ruru Tarpuy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the Tuki Wasi program in collaboration with Microsol. Implements improved cookstove programs in rural areas of Peru. Conducts field monitoring and data collection through field surveyors.
• PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement signed in May 2025 to promote training and dialogue on climate issues. Aims to strengthen academic collaboration and knowledge sharing in climate action.
• UNALM (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement signed in April 2025 to promote climate action research and development. Aims to strengthen research capabilities and innovation in sustainable development.
• EACySsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal field operator team conducting field surveys for carbon monitoring activities. Surveyors trained by Microsol on data collection protocols.
• inkasolsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic ally implementing improved cookstoves in La Libertad region. Provides practical demonstrations and technical expertise for cookstove installation and maintenance.
• Enterprise SingaporesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Organized Art. 6 Carbon Markets Business Mission bringing together carbon market organizations from Peru, Singapore and other countries to explore collaboration and financing opportunities in mitigation projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
• CCIPF (Cámara de Comercio e Industria Peruano Francesa)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPeruvian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Microsol is an active member of the Sustainability Committee. Participation in events, webinars, institutional activities, networking spaces, and energy and sustainability working groups.
• LEDS LAC (Plataforma LEDS LAC)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLatin American and Caribbean platform for low emission development strategies. Organized international webinar on clean cooking where Microsol presented Tuki Wasi program experience as an exhibitor.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gold Standard: Carbon certification body that certified Microsol's Qori Q'oncha program as the first Gold Standard program in Latin America. Comparable as the standards body governing Microsol's voluntary credit issuance.
• Verra: Operator of the Verified Carbon Standard, the leading voluntary carbon market standard. Indirectly comparable as the standards infrastructure under which Microsol's voluntary credits are issued and verified.
• Clean Cooking Alliance: Multi-stakeholder initiative hosted at the UN Foundation that promotes clean cooking access globally. Comparable as an incumbent shaping the clean cooking ecosystem in which Microsol operates.

Direct peers

• BURN Manufacturing: Kenya-based clean cookstove manufacturer and carbon credit project developer. Operates in similar improved cookstove distribution model with carbon credit monetization across Africa, directly comparable to Microsol's ICS-plus-carbon model in Latin America.
• Climate Focus: Carbon markets consultancy and project developer working on voluntary and compliance carbon mechanisms, including Article 6. Directly comparable to Microsol's consulting and Article 6 advisory services.
• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and consultancy that develops and monetizes carbon offset projects, including cookstoves and household energy. Comparable as a project developer operating across voluntary and compliance markets with consulting services.
• Sistema.bio: Mexico-headquartered clean cooking and biogas company serving Latin American and African smallholders. Closely comparable in product category (clean cooking for rural communities), carbon credit revenue model, and Latin American operating footprint.
• EcoAct (an Atos company): Carbon market advisory and project development firm offering carbon certification consulting and offset origination. Directly comparable to Microsol's consulting services arm on carbon certification and climate strategy.
• PUR Projet: Nature-based carbon project developer with projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia, generating voluntary carbon credits with strong co-benefits. Comparable in project development model and Latin American operating presence.

Emerging players

• ClimeCo: Carbon project developer and advisory firm working across nature-based and tech-based mitigation, including cookstove and Article 6 projects. Comparable as a smaller-scale project developer operating in adjacent mitigation categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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