- Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd intends to utilise renewable energy systems for manufacturing operations.
- It has unveiled its transition plans.
The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd had yesterday launched its energy transition roadmap for its manufacturing operations. The leading consumer packaged goods company and strategic partner of the Coca-Cola Company aim to commit to achieving Nigeria’s Net-Zero targets by 2060.
The Managing Director, NBC Ltd, Matthieu Seguin, disclosed during a media tour of its Ikeja plant that the company has made significant investments in optimising its energy mix to incorporate more renewable energy sources. “As a business, we have made an uncompromising commitment to minimise our environmental footprint whilst enriching the communities where we operate. It is clear that one of the major challenges facing sustainable manufacturing is Carbon emissions. We have taken this challenge heads on. Over the years, we have invested in solutions that deliver significant advancements in energy use reduction, water use reduction, emissions reduction, and waste generation reduction.
In 2020, NBC commenced migrating its manufacturing plants to solar energy sources. Today, of the eight NBC manufacturing plants in Nigeria, the Challawa (Kano), Asejire (Oyo), Maiduguri, and Abuja plants have adopted the innovation,” he said.
Seguin added, “today, we can celebrate the fact that 50% of our manufacturing plants are now powered in part by solar energy from photovoltaic cells, which deliver up to 3,640KWp to the facilities. The power delivered by these installations can power over 2,100 three-bedroom homes”.
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With further installations expected to continue through 2022, NBC plans to implement solar power solutions in its Ikeja, Benin, Owerri and Port Harcourt plants, bringing its total installed capacity to 15,947KWp from solar energy.