Appropriate Rural Technology Institute

FAST TRACKING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

This project aimed to maintain sustainable charcoal briquette production at Community Based Enterprises (CBEs) after working Capital requirements increased due to scaling up of installed production capacity from 60MT to 2000 MT/year. As a result of the project the CBEs would become self-sustaining within 18 months. This large scale-up was made possible by the EEP S&EA grant funds from 2012-2014. The previous project aimed to train rural Tanzanians to convert agro-waste and other dry biomass into char powder. The funding also financed the establishment of Community Based Enterprises (CBEs) for purchasing the char powder from the trained producers and manufacture and sell sustainable charcoal briquettes to replace unsustainable wood charcoal. The proposed project is a value addition and a final step to these two projects.

 

Outcome and Impact:

The production of 1031.8 mega tonnes of charcoal briquettes during the project period is equivalent to an emissions reduction of 2542 tCO2 – 3157 t CO2. During the project period, 30,000 households were reached. 59 staff were hired by Charcoal Briquettes Tanzania Ltd to operate the production and sales.

Project Developer

Appropriate Rural Technology Institute, Tanzania (ARTI-TZ)

Location

Tanzania

Total Project Budget

EUR 523 348

EEP Africa Financing

EUR 352 348

Sector

Solid Biomass

Type

Scale Up

Project Period

2015 - 2016