Initiatives include biogas production at the County slaughterhouse, and solar water pumping at the main water pumping station in Lake Victoria.
Developing a biogas project using organic waste from markets, slaughterhouses, sugar and water hyacinth and organic waste from the municipal dumpsite.
Plant 6 is a major producer of ethanol, alcoholic beverages and yeast, plus CO2 which is sold to industry. The ethanol is produced using molasses.
Plant 5(near Voi) is the world’s largest producer of sisal fibre. They operate 6 decorticators, producing some 600 tonnes of sisal fibre per month.
The Plant 4 in Murang’a was established in 2010. It produces avocado oil from avocado fruit that is grown by smallholder farmers in the area.
Plant 3 pig farm is located in Uplands, some 40km North of Nairobi. It consists of two large and one small farm, a feed mill and an administrative block.
Hosts four slaughterhouses within a few hundred metres: Nyongara,
New Plant 2, MS Thiani and Mumu.
600‐700 heads of cattle and 200‐300 sheep and goats.
New Plant 2, MS Thiani and Mumu.
600‐700 heads of cattle and 200‐300 sheep and goats.
Plant 1 has hosted a biogas plant running on sisal pulp and cattle dung since 2008, under the management of the company’s subsidiary Biogas Power Holdings (EA) Ltd.
Designed and implemented through the UNIDO/KIRDI/Snow Leopard GmbH and Nyongara Slaughterhouse Public-Private Partnership model.