Firm gets Sh110m ICDC funding

Global Supply Chain founder and managing director Allan Marega displays a sample of the eco-friendly pineapple charcoal briquette at the firm's factory in Thika.

Thika-based Global Supply Solutions (GSS) has secured Sh110 million funding from Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC).

GSS Chief Executive Allan Marega said the financing would enable the firm to double its production capacity, enabling it to meet rising demand for clean energy solutions.

GSS, which produces biomass briquettes from pineapple fruit waste, has installed two additional processing lines, raising its capacity to 50,000 metric tonnes.