Engie invests in the largest photovoltaic self-consumption system in Portugal – O Jornal Económico
Engie Hemera announced that it will install the largest photovoltaic self-consumption system in Portugal at the Renault plant in Cacia, Aveiro municipality. In all, there are 13 thousand modules, which occupy a total area of 46 thousand m2, and manage to produce 8 GWh.
Engie justifies the investment with its commitment to “de-carbonisation and sustainability, energy saving and the strategic investment in the production of its own energy”.
The installation of production units for self-consumption (UPAC) will allow Renault Cacia to save 13% of energy, guarantees Engie. At the same time, it is expected that the French manufacturer’s factory will be able to reduce its ecological footprint, by avoiding the emission of 1.8 thousand tons of carbon dioxide.
Another of the positive points that both companies highlight is that, through 13% of its own consumption, Renault will reduce the exposure it currently faces to fluctuations in the market price of electricity, within a 25-year horizon.
“This project, the largest photovoltaic self-consumption system in Portugal, allows Renault Cacia to take a fundamental step towards energy generation. The bet allows this factory to produce its own energy, even greener, and high savings on its energy bill. It is with a great sense of responsibility that ENGIE Hemera has teamed up with Renault to be part of this very ambitious plan for decarbonisation”, says Duarte Caro de Sousa, General Director of Engie Hemera.
In turn, Christophe Clement, general director of Renault Cacia, underlines that a “strategic investment and representation is an important step without commitment by the Renault Group in the decarbonization of our factories throughout Europe, by 2030. Engie Hemera has revealed itself from the outset the ideal partner for this ambitious project and in which we have high hopes, at all levels”.