MEDIUM SIZED GRANTS
MEDIUM-SIZED GRANTS
What this grant does
GREENTech4CE's core investment instrument is an EUR8.5 million grant fund specifically targeting medium sized enterprises in the Green, Circular and Digital economy including Artisanal Small-Scale mining companies. The grant is offered on a 50:50 basis with grants ranging from EUR 100,000 to EUR 500,000. Investments are restricted to applicants located in the Lobito Corridor (Lusaka to North Western provinces).
The core sectors where investments have been made, through three separate Calls, are manufacturing, mining services, digital economy and clean energy. The Project has since closed this facility.
MEDIUM-SIZED GRANTEES
PETRUSHKA TRADING LIMITED
Solid Waste Management
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 496,500 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Petrushka Trading Limited is a Zambian integrated solid waste management company operating under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with the Lusaka Integrated Solid Waste Management Company (LISWMC). The company delivers primary waste collection services through a door-to-door household collection model and provides commercial waste management solutions, including skip-bin collection and transportation. Its current operational footprint covers approximately 3,000 households and a portfolio of commercial clients, contributing to improved municipal solid waste collection, environmental compliance, and urban sanitation within its designated service areas.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Petrushka Trading Limited has received grant of EUR 496,500 from the GREENTech4CE to cofinance a project that will establish a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), operationalize ten Waste Collection Centres (WCCs), and deploy a tailor‑made digital platform. Funds will be applied to purchase processing machinery and safety/compliance equipment for the MRF, part‑fund acquisition of 10‑ton trucks, setup and staffing of WCCs, development and integration of the mobile app for routing and cashless billing, and customer acquisition, training and project management including M&E.
The grant is expected to unlock measurable environmental, social and business outcomes: processing capacity of 600–750 tonnes per month with a minimum 50% diversion into recycling and reuse streams; formalization and creation of around 23 direct jobs and more than 300 indirect opportunities through integration of 100 SMEs and community aggregators with explicit youth and women inclusion targets; expansion toward the contracted 6,000 household customer base (currently ~50% served); and improved revenues driven by route optimization, digital billing and recycling income with an anticipated 40% revenue growth within two years. Collectively, these interventions will reduce landfill pressures, lower greenhouse‑gas emissions through optimized logistics and diversion, and strengthen Lusaka’s circular waste value chain.
KAPENDA MABULA NATURAL PRODUCTS (TRADING AS LUANO FOOD COMPANY)
Manufacturing
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 213,200 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Kapenda Mabula Natural Products Ltd, trading as Luano Honey and the Luano Food Company, is a Zambian agro-processing company with core operations in honey processing and the production of value-added food and personal care products. Its product range includes infused honeys (ginger and chili), beeswax, lip balm, honey chocolate spread, chili sauce, and a jollof spice mix. The company also engages in agricultural commodity trading and manages its logistics requirements through its sister company, Fendeza Logistics.
Luano has diversified into avocado oil processing and currently supplies crude avocado oil to buyers in Europe.
In 2024, the company received a grant to acquire a pyrolysis machine as part of a waste-to-value initiative. The machine was commissioned in July 2025, and initial quantities of biochar have since been produced, including trials utilising baobab agricultural waste.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Luano (Kapenda Mabula Natural Products Ltd) is advancing Zambia's circular economy by transforming avocado processing residues into biochar and renewable energy. Through innovative waste-to-value technologies, the company converts agricultural waste into products that improve soil health, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create new economic opportunities for farmers and rural communities.
The project combines biochar production using pyrolysis technology with biogas generation from avocado processing residues to produce clean electricity for onsite operations. Alongside these technologies, Luano is undertaking field trials, demonstration plots, and carbon certification activities to validate product performance, support farmer adoption, and access carbon markets. The company is also strengthening the avocado value chain through aggregation centres and a planned nursery to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of feedstock.
The initiative is expected to eliminate organic waste, lower factory energy costs, permanently sequester carbon, and produce locally manufactured soil amendments that can improve smallholder productivity. By engaging approximately 5,000 smallholder farmers and creating new employment opportunities, the project demonstrates how circular business models can generate lasting environmental, economic, and social value.
SAXENI ZAMBIA
Solid Waste Management
Location: Kitwe | Call: Call I | Grant: EUR 500,000 Dates: 9th Oct 2025 - 8th Oct 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Saxeni Zambia Limited is a Zambian engineering and construction company established in 2011. The company provides integrated engineering solutions across process optimisation, plant maintenance, project execution, civil, mechanical and piping construction, and the sourcing of engineering spares. It is increasingly positioning itself within the circular economy by integrating process optimisation and automation technologies that improve resource efficiency, productivity, and value addition.
To enhance its technical capabilities, Saxeni has established strategic partnerships with specialised engineering firms. Notably, its collaboration with Megchem SA (South Africa) provides access to advanced engineering services, including asset integrity assessments, 3D laser scanning and modelling, and specialised industrial recoating technologies, strengthening the company's capacity to deliver complex industrial projects.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
The GREENTech4CE grant of EUR 500,000 will support Saxeni’s establishment of a semi-automated cathode‑plate refurbishment centre. Funds will be invested in setting up the refurbishment infrastructure and specialised production stations (mechanical straightening, surface grinding, edge‑strip injection moulding, welding and quality control), procuring and installing automated equipment, and commissioning operations. A portion of the grant will support technology transfer and hands‑on training delivered by technical partners, alongside implementation of production management systems and digital dashboards to measure outputs and performance. Initial working capital will enable pilot operations while activities for scaling process optimisation, supplier integration and spare parts provisioning will be financed to move the facility toward commercial throughput.
The project’s impacts include substantial resource circularity and waste reduction by extending cathode‑plate lifespans (projected average ~3.7 years), material savings (estimated ~40% reduction in raw material use), lower landfill metal waste (~30% reduction over three years) and energy savings (targeted ~20% reduction in electrowinning energy use). Operationally, automated refurbishment and digital monitoring aim to deliver consistent plate quality and measurable environmental benefits at scale.
HEAVY DUTY SOLUTIONS
Engineering/manufacturing
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 470,000 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Heavy Duty Solutions Zambia Limited (HDS) is a Lusaka‑based engineering and fabrication firm that delivers bespoke solutions across multiple sectors. Founded by an experienced leadership team and operating from Makeni, Lusaka, HDS specializes in steel and aluminum fabrication, CNC and plasma cutting, civil engineering works, and the manufacture of power‑generation equipment. The company produces a range of modular products including mobile offices, clinics, kitchens, and foot‑ and hand‑operated wash stations that support rapid deployment needs in mining, agriculture, construction, sanitation and health sectors. HDS maintains an active Research and Development programme focused on the patented Hydro Master hydrokinetic turbine. Building on a proof‑of‑concept ~16 kW unit.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Heavy Duty Solutions has been awarded a EUR 470,000 grant over 24 months to commercialize its patented Hydro Master modular, a low-head floating hydrokinetic turbine technology and demonstrate a 1 MW “Mega Master” unit. The project will support prototype optimisation and testing, acquisition of advanced manufacturing equipment including CNC/laser fabrication systems, construction and commissioning of the 1 MW demonstration unit, and completion of regulatory certification and permitting, including EIA and engagement with ZEMA, WARMA and ZABS. It will also establish digital IoT-enabled monitoring, cloud dashboards and real-time analytics for performance tracking, predictive maintenance and transparent reporting, while providing working capital for initial deployments, spare parts and staffing.
The initiative is expected to deliver significant green, circular and digital impacts by displacing diesel-based generation, reducing emissions, enabling local and repairable modular manufacturing, and strengthening digital operational transparency. Its modular and repairable design will strengthen local manufacturing and maintenance capabilities. It is projected to create 10 direct jobs, with a focus on youth and women, strengthen local SME linkages, and provide commercial validation to attract anchor customers in mining, agro-processing, rural electrification and strategic institutions, supporting subsequent regional scale-up.
ZEDFIELD MINING LIMITED
Recycling & Waste Management
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call I | Grant: EUR 499,955 | Dates: Oct 2025– Sept 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Zedfield Mining Limited is a wholly Zambian-owned company established in 2021 and based in Kitwe, Copperbelt Province. The company refurbishes, repairs, remanufactures and tests heavy-duty mining and construction equipment, including excavators, haul trucks and loaders. It serves major operators such as Mopani Copper Mines, KCM and FQM. Certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, Zedfield applies circular, zero-waste processes that reduce equipment costs and procurement lead times.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
The €499,955.88 GREENTech4CE grant is supporting the establishment of Zedfield’s Green Refurbishment Workshop in Kitwe, with the aim of strengthening Zambia’s capacity to repair, test and restore heavy-duty industrial and mining components. Key investments include the TMR HTC-500 Dyno Hydraulic Test Centre, the Go Power IDP3000 Engine Test Bench, Jaltest diagnostic software and integrated digital management systems. Together, these technologies will improve diagnostic accuracy, equipment-testing capacity, service quality, operational efficiency and traceability, while reducing equipment downtime for clients. The project is also expected to generate significant economic, social and environmental benefits. It will create 30 new jobs, with a target of 40% participation by women and 30% by young people, thereby promoting inclusive employment and the development of specialised technical skills. By extending the useful life of hydraulic, engine and related industrial components, the workshop will reduce the need for premature replacement, minimise material waste and support more circular production practices. Each refurbished component is projected to deliver a 15–25% reduction in carbon emissions compared with replacement or conventional servicing options. Overall, the investment will strengthen local industrial capacity, improve the competitiveness of Zedfield’s services, support the mining and engineering sectors and contribute to Zambia’s transition towards a greener and more circular economy.
ALBIDA AGRICULTURE
Manufacturing
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 118,011 | Dates: Oct 2025– Sept 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Albida Agriculture Ltd. is a Zambian microbiology-focused company with over 17 years of experience importing and distributing microbial products, biofertilizers, and biological crop protection solutions to a network of more than 60 agro-dealers, seed resellers, distributors, and growers across Zambia. Building on this expertise, Albida has established an in-house R&D and quality control laboratory in Lusaka and is developing microbial formulations that break down plastic waste, supporting Zambia’s transition to a circular, bio-based economy.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
The €118,011 GREENTech4CE grant is funding upgrades to Albida Agriculture Ltd.’s laboratory, including molecular biology and high-performance liquid chromatography equipment, expanded solar-battery capacity and a pilot bioreactor for its microbial plastic-recycling project. The investment has strengthened the company’s research, testing and production capabilities, enabling it to develop microbial formulations that improve the quality of recycled plastics. It has also supported business growth and created four new employment opportunities for young people.
C&B ENGINEERING
Solid Waste Management
Location: Copperbelt | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 500,000 | Dates: 31 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
C&B Engineering Limited, established in 1997, operates a well‑organised mechanical services centre that provides end‑to‑end support for industrial rotating and mechanical equipment. The company’s workshop delivers precision repair and refurbishment of valves, blowers, pumps, gearboxes and mechanical seals, restoring worn components to OEM specifications through machining, calibration and testing. The company also handles secure packaging and dispatch of fully refurbished units to clients.
C&B maintains exclusive and priority relationships with several OEMs (including Continental, Gardner Denver, John Crane, SKF and Netzsch), which supports certified component sourcing, technical guidance and warranty coverage. A proactive inventory strategy stockpiling high‑demand OEM spares reduces client downtime and mitigates supply chain delays. Operationally, the business serves Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 mines, manufacturing firms, utilities and breweries, and is developing links with artisanal and small‑scale miners to broaden its service base. Staffed by a technical workforce that includes targeted representation of women and youth, the operation emphasises hands‑on technical capability, client reporting, and lifecycle services from installation through monitoring.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
C&B Engineering is establishing a fully integrated facility in Zambia for automated balancing, heat treatment, and CNC machining. The investment funds precision automated balancing equipment, an emissions-managed heat-treatment furnace, and CNC machining equipment expanding local capacity for high-precision industrial services.
By localising services currently outsourced, the facility is expected to cut repair lead times from several weeks to 5–10 days, eliminate cross‑border logistics delays, and materially reduce associated CO₂ emissions. Economically, the grant strengthens local OEM‑level servicing capacity, and retains value within Zambia’s mining value chain. The project will create at least 17 skilled full‑time positions with targeted inclusion of women and youth, boost technical capacity through supplier-led upskilling, extend asset lifecycles through refurbishment (supporting circularity), and embed digital traceability to improve client O&M and ESG reporting. Taken together, these outcomes position C&B engineering as a scalable, replicable model for sustainable industrial services in the region.
MVM ONLINE SHOP & SHIP (TRADING AS TIGMOO)
Transport & Logistics
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 500,000 | Dates: 12 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Tigmoo is a Zambian technology-enabled last-mile delivery and e-commerce logistics company connecting consumers, restaurants, retailers, and businesses through an integrated digital marketplace and delivery platform. Operating primarily in Lusaka, Tigmoo serves approximately 47,000 registered customers and more than 450 merchant partners processing deliveries daily through a network of independent delivery riders.
The company also operates Instamart, its grocery delivery vertical, providing rapid access to everyday household essentials. Tigmoo serves both B2C and B2B markets, providing flexible logistics solutions to retailers, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods distributors, restaurants, courier companies, and other businesses. Through its technology-driven, asset-light model, Tigmoo is improving access to convenient urban delivery services while creating income opportunities for independent riders and enabling merchants to reach a broader customer base.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Tigmoo, in partnership with Stima Boda, has secured a grant to scale Project E-Njinga, a pioneering electric mobility initiative that will transform last-mile delivery services in Zambia.
The investment will finance the deployment of 350 electric motorcycles, 700 swappable batteries, 10 solar-powered battery swap and charging stations, and a central operations hub, creating the infrastructure required for a commercially viable e-mobility network across Lusaka and the Copperbelt..
Project E-Njinga is expected to deliver substantial environmental, economic, and social benefits. At full scale, the electric fleet is projected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 700 tonnes annually, with motorcycles producing around 75% fewer emissions per kilometre than conventional petrol-powered alternatives. The Battery-as-a-Service model supports circularity by enabling battery maintenance, second-life applications, and responsible end-of-life recycling.
HYAB ENGINEERING
Circular Manufacturing & Renewable Energy
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 325,000 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Hyab Engineering Limited is a majority Zambian-owned industrial engineering company established in 2017 and based in the Heavy Industrial Area of Kitwe, Copperbelt Province. The company provides hydraulic repairs, fabrication and industrial gearbox maintenance to the mining, energy, construction and manufacturing sectors, specializing in the refurbishment of hydraulic cylinders, rotor shafts, journals and pins to OEM standards. Its clients include Mopani Copper Mines, Kansanshi Mining and Copperbelt Energy Corporation. With a workforce of around 25 and 40% female representation in its leadership, Hyab’s services focus on improving productivity, safety and sustainability for its clients.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
The GREENTech4CE grant is supporting Hyab Engineering’s Solar-Powered Hydraulic Cylinder Chroming and Cladding Plant in Kitwe, which converts the company’s existing workshop into a solar-powered, circular-economy remanufacturing facility. Key investments include a 250 kW hybrid solar PV array with battery energy storage (BESS), a hard chrome plating line with environmental controls, a CNC cladding cell and precision machining equipment, together with the FlowTrack ERP and HyabTrack digital platforms for job tracking, costing and monitoring. The project also strengthens the company’s governance through a new Corporate Governance Framework, non-executive directors and a formal shareholder agreement.
By restoring worn hydraulic cylinders and shafts to like-new condition locally, the plant will cut equipment downtime for Zambian mines from 15–30 days for offshore repairs to 5–10 days, reduce dependence on imported replacement parts and divert high-value components from scrap. Powering the process with solar energy is expected to supply at least 80% of the plant’s electricity, lowering operating costs and decarbonizing a heavy industrial process. Over the two-year project the company aims to refurbish 200 cylinders and 120 shafts, restore components worth €500,000 that would otherwise have been replaced, create 15 new full-time jobs with a strong focus on women and young people, and train 20 technicians in renewable and circular energy systems. Overall, the investment will establish a visible benchmark for green industrial processes in Zambia and contribute to the country’s transition towards a greener and more circular economy.
PETRUSHKA TRADING LIMITED
Solid Waste Management
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 496,500 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Petrushka Trading Limited is a Zambian integrated solid waste management company operating under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with the Lusaka Integrated Solid Waste Management Company (LISWMC). The company delivers primary waste collection services through a door-to-door household collection model and provides commercial waste management solutions, including skip-bin collection and transportation. Its current operational footprint covers approximately 3,000 households and a portfolio of commercial clients, contributing to improved municipal solid waste collection, environmental compliance, and urban sanitation within its designated service areas.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Petrushka Trading Limited has received grant of EUR 496,500 from the GREENTech4CE to cofinance a project that will establish a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), operationalize ten Waste Collection Centres (WCCs), and deploy a tailor‑made digital platform. Funds will be applied to purchase processing machinery and safety/compliance equipment for the MRF, part‑fund acquisition of 10‑ton trucks, setup and staffing of WCCs, development and integration of the mobile app for routing and cashless billing, and customer acquisition, training and project management including M&E.
The grant is expected to unlock measurable environmental, social and business outcomes: processing capacity of 600–750 tonnes per month with a minimum 50% diversion into recycling and reuse streams; formalization and creation of around 23 direct jobs and more than 300 indirect opportunities through integration of 100 SMEs and community aggregators with explicit youth and women inclusion targets; expansion toward the contracted 6,000 household customer base (currently ~50% served); and improved revenues driven by route optimization, digital billing and recycling income with an anticipated 40% revenue growth within two years. Collectively, these interventions will reduce landfill pressures, lower greenhouse‑gas emissions through optimized logistics and diversion, and strengthen Lusaka’s circular waste value chain.
PETRUSHKA TRADING LIMITED
Solid Waste Management
Location: Lusaka | Call: Call II | Grant: EUR 496,500 | Dates: 1 Dec 2025–30 Nov 2027
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Petrushka Trading Limited is a Zambian integrated solid waste management company operating under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with the Lusaka Integrated Solid Waste Management Company (LISWMC). The company delivers primary waste collection services through a door-to-door household collection model and provides commercial waste management solutions, including skip-bin collection and transportation. Its current operational footprint covers approximately 3,000 households and a portfolio of commercial clients, contributing to improved municipal solid waste collection, environmental compliance, and urban sanitation within its designated service areas.
HOW THE GRANT IS BEING USED
Petrushka Trading Limited has received grant of EUR 496,500 from the GREENTech4CE to cofinance a project that will establish a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), operationalize ten Waste Collection Centres (WCCs), and deploy a tailor‑made digital platform. Funds will be applied to purchase processing machinery and safety/compliance equipment for the MRF, part‑fund acquisition of 10‑ton trucks, setup and staffing of WCCs, development and integration of the mobile app for routing and cashless billing, and customer acquisition, training and project management including M&E.
The grant is expected to unlock measurable environmental, social and business outcomes: processing capacity of 600–750 tonnes per month with a minimum 50% diversion into recycling and reuse streams; formalization and creation of around 23 direct jobs and more than 300 indirect opportunities through integration of 100 SMEs and community aggregators with explicit youth and women inclusion targets; expansion toward the contracted 6,000 household customer base (currently ~50% served); and improved revenues driven by route optimization, digital billing and recycling income with an anticipated 40% revenue growth within two years. Collectively, these interventions will reduce landfill pressures, lower greenhouse‑gas emissions through optimized logistics and diversion, and strengthen Lusaka’s circular waste value chain.