Nigerian Breweries Plc has
announced the signing of a 15-year Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Daystar
Power Energy Solutions- an integrated energy development company, to deliver
customised hybrid solar power solutions that will cover the electricity needs
of its Lagos brewery and the Corporate Head Office both in Iganmu, Lagos.
This agreement is part of a
roll-out plan to achieve Heineken's net zero ambition. The supply of renewable,
affordable, and reliable energy to the Lagos Brewery is another bold step that
takes the company closer to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030.
Under the term of the 15-year
agreement, Nigerian Breweries will be sourcing part of its power supply through
a massive roof-mounted solar installation to be deployed by Daystar Power
Energy Solutions.
Speaking during the contract
signing ceremony, the Supply Chain Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Federico
Agressi, described the contract signing as an important milestone for Nigerian
Breweries Plc, noting that this remains a big step in the company’s journey to
achieving net zero with cleaner and cheaper energy.
“There is no doubt that this
contract signing is critical to Nigeria Breweries’ energy transition. Having
undertaken similar projects in Enugu and Ibadan, we are quite excited to be
introducing a solar power plant in Lagos Brewery as part of measures to reduce
production costs. We are proud of the work we have been doing and look forward
to the collaboration,” Agressi said.
According to him, Daystar will
provide the Lagos Brewery with a 4.2MWp solar PV plant and 2MW/2 MWh BESS, with
the plant supplying approximately 20 percent of the brewery's total electricity
requirement at a significant discount to the current cost of power and reducing
the site’s CO2 emissions by about 57 kilo tons of CO2 over the 15-year duration
of power purchase agreement.
The development and construction
of the renewable facilities will be fully financed by Daystar, while the
facility's operation will be handled by NB Plc and the energy company as part
of the multi-year solar power purchase agreement.
In his remarks after the signing
ceremony, Chief Executive Officer, Daystar Energy Power Solutions, Jasper
Hardenberg, stated that the agreement represents the company’s readiness to
support Nigerian Breweries Plc in achieving its sustainability goals by
providing custom-made energy solutions.
Hardenberg noted that the company
remains committed to collaborating with NB Plc to reach its decarbonisation
target when energy transition is becoming a dilemma in Africa.
He revealed that since the
commencement of operations, the company has provided energy solutions to 500
systems, supplying about 100 Mw of generating assets. He also disclosed that
Daystar Power Energy Solutions is a member of Shell Group.
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