Vuma Biofuels Analysis
What is Vuma Biofuels?
Vuma Biofuels produces modern biomass energy products from 100% sugarcane waste (bagasse). Their Sugarwood briquettes and pellets offer double the calorific value, burn 50% longer, and produce less smoke and pollution than conventional firewood. The company targets household cookstoves, school cooking programs, and industrial boilers in Kenya and East Africa.
Location
Migori, Kenya
Employees
1-10
Founded
2018
Product Features & Capabilities
- Sugarwood briquettes and pellets made from 100% sugarcane waste (bagasse)
Use Cases
Replace firewood in household cookstoves; Supply school cooking programs with clean fuel; Fuel industrial boilers in manufacturing facilities; Provide clean energy to rural communities; Reduce deforestation in Kenya and East Africa
Other Considerations
Saves 2 million trees by 2025; Reduces 42,000 tons of CO2 annually; Created over 100 jobs in rural western Kenya; Partnerships with KCV, BSF, HRSV, and Segal
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