Virgin Green Renewable Energy LtdProviding clean charcoal briquettes and energy-saving cook stoves
2023 SEED Climate Adaptation Award Clean Energy Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia
Virgin Green Renewable Energy commercialises and promotes clean cooking by recycling biomass wastes and biodegradable municipal wastes into clean cooking solid fuels called charcoal briquettes. They also promote energy efficiency through the production of improved energy-saving cook stoves that use less fuel and reduce carbon emissions.
Their main customers are household kitchens from low-income families who still depend on traditional cookstoves, lump charcoal, and firewood as the only affordable cooking fuels.
Partners
This enterprise is supported through its partnerships with various stakeholders, ranging from national and international organisations, investors, research institutes, suppliers, governmental bodies, NGOs, other social and environmental enterprises and more.
Sahara Foundation provided a seed grant of $5000 and business development support.
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