Final Products

Biomass pellets

Required Inputs

Palm fronds, mixed wood dust and waste from industries and mixed agricultural waste

Competing Products

Low competition
Fossil fuel (mainly butane gas) and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)

Potential for Export

High

Complexity – Type of Process

Medium – mechanical process

Technology

Crushing, grinding, and pelleting

Equipment and Material

Crusher, grinder, and a briquetting machine

Human Resources

Technicians, machines operators, and drivers

Forward Linkage

Poultry farms

Local/Regional/Nationwide

Local Market - Nationwide

Backward Linkage

Agriculture and wood waste contractors

Supporting Entities

Equipment suppliers and testing facilities

Competitive Edge

Higher energy security (less price volatility compared to butane) and better hygiene/safety compared to fossil fuels

Revenue Stream

Sales of biomass pellets

CAPEX

Consists of the cost of machinery ranging from 6.6M EGP

Investment Size

Medium (between 5-50M EGP)

Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can start from a micro-scale investment and grow in scale.

Key Challenge

Farmers’ commitment to sell their agricultural waste, cash flow management, limited access of recyclers to industrial waste for supply, and absence of designated recycling areas

Advantages

Avoids shortage and increasing prices of butane tanks

Potential Pathways to Growth

Biomass pellets with higher calorific value by using an enhanced mix of inputs. Selling full/turnkey efficient poultry farm management solutions (including ventilation, bedding/slatted flooring, automation, veterinary services, feeder systems, etc.)

Environmental

Eco-friendly use of agricultural waste and lower CO2 emissions than fossil fuel or open burning of waste

Social

Increases return on agricultural products and create jobs for unskilled labor

Relevant sub-market

Renewable energy solutions

Lies within the following
value chain/cluster(s)

Agricultural waste

Impact

Fills the gap in energy source accessibility for poultry farms and ensures energy sustainability