Food and beverage manufacturer Pioneer Foods has joined forces with energy solutions service provider Energy Partners to roll out a national solar programme for its production plants.
The programme entails the installation of large commercial solar systems with a combined size of over 2 531 kilowatt peak (kWp) at five of Pioneer’s manufacturing facilities - including Wadeville, Clayville, Bloemfontein, Klerksdorp and Worcester. The project is expected to yield a total savings of R116 million over the next 25 years.
Manie de Waal, head of the solar division at Energy Partners, said: “The solar programme allows the sites to generate solar electricity for their own consumption at a cost of up to 18% less than that of an electricity supplier.”
