竹子在非洲尚未充分开发利用,而这种植物可以用作替代的能源。目前,一些非洲国家在中国和国际竹藤组织的帮助下正致力于用竹炭和薪炭材来替代木材作为能源。加纳和埃塞俄比亚已经将竹生物质列为可再生能源政策的核心内容,这两个国家开发竹炭所取得的初步成功激发了周边国家对竹子的兴趣,促进了这些国家对被称为“绿色生物燃料”的竹炭业的投资。 Bamboo is not yet fully exploited in Africa, and the plant can be used as an alternative source of energy. At present, some African countries, with the help of China and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, are devoting themselves to using bamboo and firewood as substitutes for wood as energy sources. Ghana and Ethiopia have identified bamboo biomass as a core element of renewable energy policies. The initial success of the development of bamboo charcoal in these two countries has stimulated interest in neighboring countries in the area of ​​bamboo and promoted their contribution to the so-called green biofuels "Bamboo charcoal investment.