A technical and socio-economic feasibility study of charcoal briquette production was performed at Pigu within the Savelugu Municipality of Northern Region, Ghana, by the use of equipment such as; Biolizers, Mixer and Pelleting Machine to produce Charcoal Briquette and Agricultural waste and other combustible materials. It is a rural enterprise project for rural areas. The equipment could be powered by electricity or generator.

The study has shown that the simulated production of charcoal briquettes obtained from the rural waste stream could lead to a feasible on-site fuel production line after determining its usability, quality and applicability to the would-be users. The technology utilized for briquetting is not complicated when operated due to its simple, yet sturdy design with suggestive results in terms of production rate, bulk density and heating value of the briquettes produced. Quality briquettes were created from mixtures of agricultural waste, sawdust and carbonized maize husk, making these material-flows a renewable source of cost-effective fuels. A Charcoal Burners that would venture into briquette production can be considered profitable for small business enterprising, as demonstrated in the study. The Charcoal Burners from other parts of the world, having similar conditionality with that of the MILLYSDEC, could play a significant role in the recovery of these reusable waste materials from the waste stream and can add value to them as Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials (AFR) for household energy supply using appropriate technologies.

Keywords:  feasibility; cost recovery; charcoal; AFR; briquette production; briquettes; Charcoal Burners; agricultural wastes.