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Source: Agence Ecofin, June 2025<\/p>\n

In C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, a pioneering project aims to transform cocoa residues into renewable electricity. This initiative is part of a drive to recycle agricultural waste in support of the energy transition and sustainable development. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des \u00c9nergies Nouvelles (SODEN) announced on Tuesday June 3 the signing of a USD 3 million financing agreement to co-develop the world’s first grid-connected power plant fuelled by cocoa waste at Divo, 200 km north of Abidjan in C\u00f4te d’Ivoire.<\/p>\n

The 76 MW plant is expected to generate 550 GWh a year of renewable electricity from 2029, by recycling 600,000 tonnes of end-of-life cocoa shells, pods, beans and rubber trees. It is expected to avoid 300,000 tonnes of CO\u2082 emissions every year, create more than 3,900 jobs and generate 6.8 million euros in local spin-offs per year. Around 36,000 small cocoa farmers will also benefit from additional income. <\/p>\n

C\u00f4te d’Ivoire: CFM and SODEN to develop the 1st biomass cocoa power plant<\/a><\/p>\n

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