Sunbird Group

Industry

Biorefining, Carbon removal, Crop protection, Energy, Industrial chemistry, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Biochar & pyrolytic carbon

Role

Producer — “…ca’s largest renewable fuel producer, leveraging government partnerships and scalable first-generation biofuel…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Sunbird Group is a developer and operator of large-scale bioenergy projects, including biorefineries that convert agricultural feedstock into renewable fuel and power.

Found via

Omnicane; [Peer] GBE - Grupo Bahía Energía; [Peer] Raízen (B3: RAIZ4); [Peer] GPS Renewables

Products: Bioethanol; Low-carbon renewable power; Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA); Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice); Sugar; Cassava Chips; Anhydrous fuel ethanol; Liquid biomethane; Industrial alcohol; Rectified Spirit (RS)

Applications

Fuel blending mandates (E10, E20, E85) · Energy security · Cleaner, lower-cost renewable fuel and power · Job creation and rural development · Economic opportunities for out-growers and farmer development programs · Fuel blending · Food and beverages · Medical applications · Industrial uses · Transportation · Aviation · Commercial vehicles

Customers & partners

Sunbird Bioenergy Africa

Production sites

Zambia — Bioethanol and renewable power · Sierra Leone — Bioethanol and renewable power · Congo · Nigeria · Zimbabwe · Freetown, Sierra Leone — Anhydrous fuel ethanol · Dar es Salam — Dried cassava · Mabilifu (Nr Makani), Northern Province, Sierra Leone · Hero's Place, Lusaka, Zambia

Products (website)

Bioethanol — Renewable fuel sold to fuel distributors in Africa for blending into the fuel supply chain and as bulk export to Europe. · Low-carbon renewable power — Produced from the waste of bioenergy processes and sold nationally via the domestic grid and to locally connected micro grid customers. · Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) · Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) · Sugar · Cassava Chips · Anhydrous fuel ethanol — 99.65 % vol (EN 15376) for blending with mogas. · Liquid biomethane · Industrial alcohol · Rectified Spirit (RS) · Medical grade alcohol · Hand sanitizer

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability · topic

• 2026-08 Latest status: Sunbird Bioenergy (SL) Limited, a subsidiary, announced a temporary shutdown of operations in Sierra Leone in August 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
• Status review: reduced operations — Sierra Leone ethanol unit (Sunbird Bioenergy SL) temporarily shut down Aug 2026; labour agreement followed.
• 2026-04-22 Zambia : Muchinga Province To Clear Investment Hurdles
  Sunbird Group is preparing to invest in an integrated bio-refinery and agricultural project in Muchinga Province, aiming to produce ethanol for Zambia’s E20 mandate, with plans to source half of its cassava feedstock from the company and half from local …
• 2026-05-04 Biofuel blending could save $120m on fuel imports – Sunbird - Zambian Business Times
  Sunbird Group is highlighted as the driver behind advocating for a mandatory fuel-blending policy in Zambia, with its CEO Richard Bennett noting that failure to implement it costs the country over $120 million in potential annual savings on imports. The …
• 2025-07-01 Sunbird Bioenergy and Carbon1 Launch Carbon-Negative Biochar Project in Zambia
  Sunbird Group is partnering with Carbon1 to deploy a carbon-negative biochar project in Kawambwa, Zambia, converting agricultural waste into biochar and using the process’s co-generated energy to power a local microgrid, while enabling carbon credit sales and …
• 2026-04-30 Had Zambia not abandoned the biofuel project in Luapula, the fossil fuel price hike effect would have been moderated - Zambian Business Times
  Summary: The article highlights that Sunbird Group claims Zambia’s failure to implement a mandatory fuel blending policy has prevented about US$120 million in annual savings on imports, contributing to higher fuel costs and inflation.
• 2025-10-26 Bioenergy developers call for policy stability to unlock Africa’s green growth potential | Capital Newspaper
  Sunbird Bioenergy Africa is positioned as a leading pan-African player in developing large-scale bioethanol and biofuel projects, leveraging favorable Ethiopian policies and EMC partnership to expand feedstock-driven renewable energy, with projects aimed at 60 …
• 2026-08-19 Labour Ministry Intervenes as Bioenergy Company Announces Temporary Shutdown
  The article reports that Sunbird Bioenergy (SL) Limited announced a temporary shutdown, prompting the Labour Ministry to intervene and urge dialogue between the company and workers’ representatives. It emphasizes that the ministry views the lack of prior …

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