- The PV panels to deliver about 2,128,149kWh of energy per annum.
- The plant to meet 15.6% of the factory’s total electrical energy requirement.
Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) announced that its Babelegi Manufacturing Plant in Hammanskraal, Babelegi, has installed a solar plant with a capacity of 966kW, which comprises a ground-mounted system.
The 1,806 solar PV panels are expected to deliver some 2,128,149kWh of energy annually. This equates to 15.6% of the total electrical energy requirement of the factory for the entire year. The first phase of the renewable projects pegged to deliver just over 3% of Nestlé ESAR’s power requirements has gone online.
This is the second manufacturing plant in the region, with Harrismith Factory completed in August 2022 and sized with a capacity of 1,189kW, which includes a ground-mounted system and additional solar PV capacity on the roofs of the new carport structures.