Tiger Brands to rollout solar power at manufacturing sites
17 August 2022
Tiger Brands will soon begin rolling out solar power at its manufacturing sites. This kicks off a multi-million-rand investment with the goal to have 65% of the business’ electricity requirements at a manufacturing level across South Africa sourced from sustainable energy solutions by 2030. This will be done through the procurement of Power Purchase Agreements from Independent Power Producers, as well as other renewable energy options.
Onsite solar power, and other renewable energy solutions, will be installed at 35 Tiger Brands manufacturing sites across South Africa by 2030, beginning with 4 sites, which will generate 2 megawatts of power, providing at least a third of their power usage.
The first 4 sites are Tiger Brands’ Henneman Mill in the Free State, King Foods in the North West, as well as its Beverages and HPC (Home and Personal Care) manufacturing plants in Gauteng.
Solar power generation at these sites is expected to go online between the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2023.