Sanivation Secures $3.3M To Turn Waste Into Fuel
☘️ Meet Sanivation
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Sanivation is a Kenyan social enterprise that works with local governments to treat fecal sludge and turn it into sustainable fuel.
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They just secured $3.3M in funding from the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG).
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The package comes through the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and includes both capital and $500K grant as technical assistance to scale.
🇰🇪 Cleaning Up Secondary Cities
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Fast-growing cities in Kenya often lack central and proper waste management systems.
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This usually leads to waste being dumped into random land and local water sources, which creates constant health risks and harms the environment.
🪵 Waster as a Resource
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The company uses modular treatment plants to turn hazardous waste into carbon-neutral biomass briquettes.
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These briquettes are used by factories as a cleaner, more efficient alternative to firewood and charcoal.
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Their model is built on deep integration with local municipalities, turning waste treatment into a reliable public utility.
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In Naivasha, they already serve 10,000 people and have fully proven the system works.
🏭 Scaling the Factory Model
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This expansion will significantly increase their fuel production capacity for industrial clients.
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The long-term goal is to replicate this factory-style setup across other Kenyan counties to build a national network of waste-to-energy hubs.