Inputs
Operations
Annual Briquette Production Capacity
(tons)
1,700 +
Emissions Avoided
(tons CO₂/year)
22,950
Relationships
Stakeholders:
- Household
- Suppliers
- Partners
- Governments
Human Impact
Direct Jobs
(Briquette Chain)
185
Women Employed
58%
Local Distributors Empowered
70+
Households Reached
(2024)
20,000+
Low-cost, Clean.
Ecosom’s briquettes are a low cost, eco-friendly alternative to charcoal, made from Prosopis juliflora and agri-waste.
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Restoring Land
Turning invasive Prosopis into clean fuel saves farms and forests replacing charcoal to protect 1.26M trees yearly." (trees yearly).
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1.3M
Carbon Emission
Replacing wood charcoal slashes emissions turning clean cooking into climate action with " (tons CO₂ cut)
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4M
BriquetteScale Up plan
BRANCHES
- • Mogadishu
- • Galkacyo
- • Dhusamareb
- • Beledweyne (Planning)
- • Baydhabo (Planning)
Environmental Protection:
- Deforestation Reduction: Replace charcoal with briquettes to save 1.26 million trees annually (current impact) and scale to 8.2 million trees by 2030.
8.2
million trees by 2030.
Carbon Reduction:
Avoid 22,950 tons of CO2/year (current briquette
production) and expand to 9.7 million tons CO2 reduced by
2030 through scaled operations.
10
million tons CO2 reduced by 2030
AREA OF OPERATIONS
Baydhabo’s 85% charcoal dependence drives Bakool/Bay forest loss.
85%
15,000 households (90,000+ people) adopting briquettes.
90K
$225,000 in household savings ($15/month avg. per family).
Scale Mogadishu production from 3,500 to 10,000 bags/month.
10K
Key Numbers:
- 300+ jobs (180 women/youth)
- 50+ new local distributors
- 20% reduced charcoal demand in target areas
300+
green job
Over 90% of households in Beledweyne rely on charcoal for cooking.
90%
Briquettes are 30–50% cheaper, offering immediate cost savings
$25/month.
500+
green jobs (60% women) and 70+ distributors through new hubs.
Produce 2,000 bags/month in Beledweyne.
2K
Dhusamareb and Galkacyo production from 1,000 bags/month.
2K
