The first assembly facility of BURN, a well-known producer, distributor, and developer of carbon projects for clean cookstoves, has opened in Kano, Nigeria.
In line with a corporate statement, the facility is expected to transform the nation’s household’s access to reasonably priced, eco-friendly kitchen appliances.
According to the statement, BURN has been providing ultra fuel-efficient biomass and LPG cooking appliances to the Nigerian market since 2018, affecting the lives of over 23.1 million people. Regarding employment, the company stated that it has over 700 employees, of which 50% are women, with 200 working in manufacturing and 500 in sales and distribution.
With a monthly production capacity of 100,000 pieces, the company’s 3,700 m2 Kano facility presently manufactures 40,000 cooking appliances. In 2025, it plans to raise this to one million units each month.
According Etulan Ikpoki, Country Manager, Nigeria, “We are excited to announce this expansion, reinforcing our commitment to growing our operations in Nigeria. By the end of the year, we will be producing 100,000 units per month to meet the rising demand for clean cooking solutions in the country.”
Through a 60–100% cost subsidy on stoves, BURN uses carbon financing to make its clean cooking appliances affordable for homes throughout the continent. Families may now get a $40 life-saving cooker for $5 thanks to the company’s $60 million in carbon credit savings over the past 18 months.
Etulan further said, “To date, we have delivered $15 million in discounts to Nigerian households through carbon credit finance.”
With the production and distribution of more than 4.5 million clean cookstoves since its founding in 2011, BURN has improved the lives of 25.1 million people and stopped 21.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. BURN wants to equip every Nigerian home with its ECOA line of fuel-efficient appliances, which includes electric, cookware, LPG, ethanol, and biomass.
