Thika firm gets Sh110m ICDC funding to expand charcoal briquettes factory

Briquettes extracted from pineapple waste. A Thika-based renewable energy firm has acquired a Sh110 million loan from a government investment agency for its expansion. PHOTO | COURTESY

A Thika-based renewable energy company will double its production of charcoal briquettes extracted from pineapple waste by mid this year after securing Sh110 million from a government investment agency.

Global Supply Solutions says the plant expansion seeks to meet growing demand for alternative cheaper energy solutions among industrial factories and homes in the quest to cut use of toxic coal, wood and charcoal.

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