About IkoBriq
Turning Kenya's biomass waste into fuel
Ikobriq Limited makes briquettes and pellets from sawdust, bagasse and other agricultural residue: renewable fuel for industry, institutions and homes, made in Nairobi since 2016.
Our story
A yard full of firewood
It was a typical afternoon in January 2016 when our founder, Chirag Amin, visited a manufacturing plant in Nairobi.
What struck him was not the machinery or the scale, but the freshly cut firewood stacked in the yard. Ten years into the energy business, he saw it as a graveyard of fallen trees: forests being stripped to fuel industry.
Carrying on with deforestation or fossil fuels was not an option. By December 2016 IkoBriq had a plant able to press 300 tonnes of briquettes a month from sawdust and bagasse.
We're driven by a vision where waste is no longer wasted.IkoBriq · what drives us
Chirag Amin, CEO and founder
Our impact
What the plant has done so far
Since we began operations we have turned waste biomass into clean, efficient fuel, and the plant keeps growing.
That is roughly 30,000+ fully grown trees left standing: every tonne of briquettes saves about five trees from being felled for firewood.
Estimate: tonnes processed × about five trees per tonne.
Our purpose
Waste in, clean fuel out
We transform agricultural biomass waste (sawdust, bagasse and other organic by-products) into high-quality briquettes and pellets: cleaner, renewable alternatives to firewood and fossil fuels.
Diverting that waste from dumps and replacing firewood addresses real environmental problems while giving factories and households affordable energy.
What drives us
Forests for better uses
Every day we see value in biomass that would otherwise pollute or feed deforestation. Our work lets industries run more sustainably and gives communities clean energy.
It also spares forests for uses that matter more: timber for affordable housing and furniture.
How we work
Source, process, deliver
- 01 · Source
Residue, not trees
We collect agricultural by-products (sawdust, bagasse and other residues) that would otherwise be treated as waste.
- 02 · Process
Pressed on RUF machines
Specialised equipment, including our RUF briquetting machine, turns them into high-efficiency briquettes and pellets.
- 03 · Deliver
Fuel that fits
Products made for the energy needs of industries and households: cleaner, cost-effective and responsible.
Global goals
Supporting four UN Sustainable Development Goals
Work with IkoBriq
Whether you run a boiler, feed a school or cook at home, tell us what you need and we will price it.