Daystar inks settlement to put in photo voltaic, BESS for Nigerian Breweries

African hybrid photo voltaic vitality options supplier Daystar Energy will arrange and function a 4.2-MWp solar energy plant and a 2-MWh battery vitality storage system (BESS) for a brewer in Lagos, Nigeria.

Daystar stated on Tuesday that it has signed an settlement with Nigerian Breweries Plc, a Heineken NV (AMS:HEIA) firm, to design, set up and function the hybrid system at its brewery within the Iganmu neighbourhood of Lagos.

This undertaking, one among Nigeria’s largest solar-plus-storage options for an industrial producer, goals to generate 42% of Nigerian Breweries’ daytime energy consumption, decreasing its reliance on diesel turbines.

The system will generate some 5,249 MWh of electrical energy yearly, serving to to displace 31.4 million litres of diesel and offset 84,758 tonnes of CO2 over the 20-year lifetime of the set up, Daystar stated.

The undertaking is aligned with Heineken’s sustainability objectives, helps the corporate’s decarbonisation efforts in manufacturing by 2030 and the broader worth chain by 2040.

Daystar Energy is part of Shell Plc (LON:SHEL).

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