UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2023

Commission File Number: 001-39978

CN ENERGY GROUP. INC.

Building 2-B, Room 206, No. 268 Shiniu Road

Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒      Form 40-F ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

CN Energy Group. Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing this report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K to provide the six-month interim financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2023 and incorporate such financial statements into the Company’s registration statement referenced below.

This report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form F-3 of the Company (File Number 333-264579), as amended, and into the prospectus outstanding under the foregoing registration statement, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CN Energy Group. Inc.
Date: August 28, 2023	By:	/s/ Xinyang Wang
	Name:	Xinyang Wang
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.	Description
99.1	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
99.2	Press Release
101	Interactive Data Files (formatted as Inline XBRL)
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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