Vienna-based Carbon Asset Manager signs second major CORSIA offtake agreement within months, this time with Marubeni Group subsidiary, SmartestEnergy
Vienna, Austria, Mai 2026: Econetix, a Carbon Asset Manager specialising in carbon project development, CORSIA-related supply and Article 6 market structuring, today announced a multi-million dollar CORSIA forward supply agreement with SmartestEnergy, the renewables focused energy company helping independent generators and businesses navigate the energy transition.
Under the agreement, Econetix will supply CORSIA-eligible carbon credits from its project portfolio in Africa, including projects under recognised standards and registry processes, including improved cookstove and solar lamp programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. SmartestEnergy, leveraging its global commodity trading infrastructure and the Marubeni Group backing, will distribute these credits to aviation and corporate buyers worldwide.
The agreement is Econetix’s second major CORSIA supply deal within months, further confirming growing institutional demand for Econetix’s CORSIA-eligible supply.
From First Deal to Repeatable Model
The company works across multiple parts of the CORSIA value chain, from project development and Article 6 authorisation through to Corresponding Adjustment processes, Registry labelling, and commercial execution.
With demand for CORSIA-eligible credits expected to reach hundreds of millions of tonnes through 2035, Econetix is advancing more than ten projects across the DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Sierra Leone through Article 6 authorisation and CORSIA certification pathways.
Jakob Zenz, CEO of Econetix said: “Signing with SmartestEnergy, backed by the Marubeni Group, confirms what we set out to build: a repeatable CORSIA supply operation at the level the aviation market demands. We have boots on the ground in host countries and deep expertise in navigating the most complex compliance pathways. We look forward to continuing to grow our pipeline as more projects advance through certification.”
Vishnu Aggarwal, VP Global Environmental Markets at SmartestEnergy, said:
“The CORSIA market is maturing fast, and buyers are becoming increasingly selective about the quality and integrity of supply. At SmartestEnergy we have the trading infrastructure and global reach to connect high quality supply with the buyers who need it most. We’re pleased to be working with Econetix to bring these credits to our aviation and corporate clients, helping them on their energy transition journey as they plan for the 2028 compliance deadline.”
About Econetix GmbH
Econetix is a carbon asset manager for voluntary and compliance markets (CORSIA, Article 6). The company’s role varies by project, from full development and financing through to the carbon component alone, and in each case Econetix holds the commercial inventory and the exclusive sales mandate. Operations on the ground are run by local project partners, so value creation stays in the host country. Econetix holds four host country Letters of Authorization covering 14.5 million tCO₂e across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, develops and manages around ten CORSIA-eligible projects among more than 15 projects in 15 countries under Gold Standard, Verra and Puro.earth, and runs its own dMRV platform. Econetix supplies airlines, corporates and traders directly from that portfolio, without an intermediary. Econetix is headquartered in Vienna, with offices in Abu Dhabi and Kampala.
About SmartestEnergy
SmartestEnergy is a global energy company, empowering customers, generators and partners to get to net zero. We’re headquartered in the UK and have operations in Australia and the US, most recently launching trading operations in Europe. We were established in 2000 as a UK offtaker for independent generators, and have since grown exponentially across new markets and territories with the scale and strength of our Fortune 500 parent company, Marubeni. We know the journey to 100% renewable energy is complex, because everyone is at different stages with unique needs, which is why our model is flexible and our innovative retail and trading solutions are realistic. SmartestEnergy, empowering a greener generation.
