Biogas

At Green Malata we now cook exclusively with biogas. This allows us to reduce our environmental footprint as we use far less firewood than before. After successfully installing three biogas generators, we have now included biogas as part of our Renewable Energy course.

Solar batteries

Malawi’s current energy crisis is a serious problem that affects all aspects of life. It is difficult to find an area not impacted by the lack of power in Malawi. Business, education, healthcare, transport, air travel, tourism. When the lights go out, everything is affected. Factories close, children cannot study, travel becomes dangerous.

In order to provide a cheap and reliable energy source to the local area, we rent out solar batteries from our electricity kiosk which can be used to power lightbulbs, radios, televisions, and to charge mobile phones. 

Brick making

In Malawi, bricks are traditionally made in a giant kiln. Heated with mountains of firewood. The resulting bricks only last a few years and often disintegrate during the rainy season. At Green Malata, we make bricks using the ‘cold’ method. No heat, no firewood and no kilns.