Sistema.bio, has extended her biodigester technology solutions into West and Southern
Africa to become Africa’s Largest Biodigester company. Founded in 2010, the company employs
and contracts over 2500 people. Sistema.bio has operations in 31 countries with its African
footprint initially in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and with the expansion now in Malawi,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Ghana, and Nigeria. Sistema.bio runs the largest carbon bio –
digester program in East Africa in Uganda and has installed more than 12,000 biodigesters,
providing clean and reliable energy access to over 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Engie Access, Africa’s leading off-grid energy services company has partnered with Sistema.bio
to introduce to introduce biogas digesters in Zambia and Mozambique. The partnership which
also includes the support of Modern Clean Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA), aims to reach over
10,000 small holder farmers in the two countries to give them access to clean cooking biogas
solutions, enhancing energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the region.
In Zimbabwe, Sistema.bio’s expansion has been enabled through implementation partners
Lanforce Energy, aiming to install over 2500 biodigesters in the country within four years. This
initiative, is also done in collaboration with the Modern Clean Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA)
and underscores Sistema.bio’s commitment to addressing energy challenges, promoting
environmental sustainability and supporting access to affordable, clean and modern cooking
solutions in Africa.
In West Africa, Sistema.bio Africa has partnered with Farmerline in Ghana and SNV Netherlands
Development Organisation in Nigeria. The first biodigesters in Nigeria were successfully installed
in July 2024, marking the beginning of a transformative journey towards sustainable agriculture
and renewable energy adoption in the west Africa region.
Madrin Maina, Sistema.bio Director Africa declared: “Today we have the technology, experience,
and business models to dramatically accelerate clean and reliable energy access across Africa.
Sistema.bio’s biodigester technology represents a climate smart energy solution for small holder
farmers that is rapidly scalable, can be tailored to local conditions and has the potential to
empower millions of people in communities across Africa. Through our recent collaborations and
partnerships with Africa’s leading green energy organizations we are now positioned as the
leading biodigester company within the African continent.”
The benefits generated by use of biodigester technology contribute to 9 out of the 17 SDGs. SDG
1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG3 (Good Health and well-being), SDG5 (Gender
Equality), SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG8 (Decent work and Economic Growth),
SDG13 (Climate Action) and SDG15 (Life On-Land).
