Cost-Competitive Baseload
Firm power cheaper than diesel
Biomethane Capacity
847 GW from 92M ha degraded land
Carbon-Negative Operations
Every MWh removes 2.1 kg CO₂
Permanent Local Jobs
50 jobs per MWe, 60% unskilled
First-Principles Energy
We convert sunlight into baseload power using the OFI cactus. Nature's biological battery: CAM photosynthesis stores solar energy as biomass, delivering 24/7 firm power without lithium, without water, on degraded land.
Solar Energy
Abundant African sunlight
OFI Cactus
Drought-resistant biomass
Anaerobic Digestion
Biogas production
Baseload Power
Clean electricity
The Paradigm Shift
Cactus Is the New Lithium
Just as lithium revolutionized energy storage in the 2010s, Opuntia cactus is the biological battery redefining baseload renewable power.
🔋 Lithium
Traditional Storage
Source
Mined
Storage Duration
4-8 hours
Water Usage
Water-intensive
Carbon Impact
Carbon cost
End of Life
Stranded asset
🌵 OFI Cactus
Biological Battery
Source
Grown
Storage Duration
24/7 storage
Water Usage
Zero water required
Carbon Impact
Carbon sink
End of Life
Food + Feed + Jobs
✨ Advantage
Why It Matters
Source
Regenerative
Storage Duration
Firm power
Water Usage
Arid land suitable
Carbon Impact
Net negative
End of Life
Quadruple revenue
Source
Lithium
Mined
Cactus
Grown
Advantage
Regenerative
Storage Duration
Lithium
4-8 hours
Cactus
24/7 storage
Advantage
Firm power
Water Usage
Lithium
Water-intensive
Cactus
Zero water required
Advantage
Arid land suitable
Carbon Impact
Lithium
Carbon cost
Cactus
Carbon sink
Advantage
Net negative
End of Life
Lithium
Stranded asset
Cactus
Food + Feed + Jobs
Advantage
Quadruple revenue
Nature's 500-million-year-old technology, optimized for Africa's climate.
The Infrastructure Play Institutional Investors Are Missing
The Problem
South Africa faces a 6 GW power deficit with Eskom's coal fleet retiring. Mining and industry need decarbonization solutions, but solar and wind can't provide baseload.
Our Solution
TerraFerm Africa produces carbon-negative baseload power from biomethane, grown on 92.5 million hectares of degraded land that can't support food crops.
Proof of Execution
Our 13-hectare Steelpoort pilot is operational, with 2,400+ plants established and on track for 1 MWe by Q4 2026.
Investment Highlights
In active discussions with leading institutions across Southern Africa
