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Eco2librium making charcoal from sugarcane bagasse. Gilfine Nyangase the finance manager pours the mixture to the briquette extruder machine. (Duncan Ocholla, Standard)
Thousands of tonnes of sugarcane waste commonly known as bagasse remain underutilised after cane has been crushed.
However, one company in Kakamega town owned by youths has now commercialised the use of bagasse to produce renewable energy. They source bagasse from West Kenya and Butali companies.
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