About
Green Coal is a renewable energy company headquartered in Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden specializing in Biomass.
Green Coal works to replace imported fossil coal with biomass-based green coal made from elephant grass, bagasse and prosopis. The company aims to reduce foreign currency spending on coal imports and create local income. It has operations and projects in Ethiopia, Oman and Malaysia, with a planned first factory in the Kilinto Special Economic Zone in Ethiopia. Founded by Carl Gustavsson and Per Ljungstrand, the company is supported by a board, advisors and project directors.
Headquarters
Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (3)
Ethiopia
Green coal production and biomass feedstock development.
Oman
Elephant grass cultivation and export of green coal, with local sale of animal feed.
Malaysia
Subsidiary established for farm land access and export markets.
Locations
Headquarters
Grävlingsbergsvägen 16, 132 37, Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
Operating locations (2)
- Woreda 01, Sub-city Bole, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 406 Business Tower One, P.O. Box 921, Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman
Service regions
Projects
2Green Coal factory, Kilinto Special Economic Zone
First production facility for green coal, with the plot allocated under an MoU with the Ethiopian Investment Commission.
Elephant grass farm, Al Hashman region
First elephant grass cultivation farm for biomass feedstock, on land allocated by the Omani government.
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
Foreign Direct Investment License (Phase I and Phase II)
Partnerships
Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ministry of Industry (Ethiopia), Dangote, UK Aid
People
Management & team (6)
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