Colombia. Bavaria, one of the most recognized beer brands in the local market, announced that by the beginning of 2024 it will be supplied with renewable energy for 100% of its production process.
This fact, which will occur a year earlier than planned by the company, after the signing of an agreement between the brewery and the energy company: Enel Colombia, which was held at the Tocancipá Plant in Bavaria and in which the presidents of these two companies participated.
The agreement will last 15 years and through this, Bavaria will contract the supply of its purchased energy for 7 breweries, 2 malting plants and a label factory located in different cities of the country.
"In Bavaria we are convinced that a better country is built together and for this, betting on sustainable transformation is a priority of our business. In line with this purpose, I am proud to share with Colombia a new reason to provide: from 2024 we will produce 100% of our products using solar energy. We will continue to accompany the future celebrations of thousands of Colombians recharged with the best energy," said Sergio Rincón, president of Bavaria.
For several years the company has been working on climate action, in projects such as the optimization of its transport fleet, incorporating electric and gas trucks, as well as the best technologies with EuroV engines. Bavaria is betting on having the largest private cargo electric fleet in the country, adding more than 200 electric trucks to its operation. Also, at the end of last year, the company announced its commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions in its value chain in the next two decades.
The renewable energy that Bavaria will use to produce 100% of its beers will be generated in the first stage of the Guayepo I & II solar park (486.7 MWdc), located in Ponedera, Atlántico. This first phase (Guayepo I), will have an installed capacity of 221 MWdc, of which 50% will be dedicated to the supply for the brewery, that is, around 250 GWh / year.
Lucio Rubio Díaz, CEO of Enel Colombia and Central America (left) and Sergio Rincón, President of Bavaria.
"We are working for the decarbonization of the economy and non-conventional renewable energies are one of the great pillars, contributing to achieve a balanced, more reliable, safe and efficient energy matrix. The agreement reached with Bavaria, which will allow us to guarantee the supply of energy with renewable sources, will undoubtedly bring great benefits in the interest of mitigating climate change, through the adoption of innovation, technology and sustainability in industrial processes," said Lucio Rubio Díaz, CEO of Enel Colombia and Central America.
According to the study carried out by the Regional Electricity Integration Commission (CIER), the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and the Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME), by 2030 Colombia will consume 30% of clean or non-conventional renewable energies, in compliance with Sustainable Development Goal 7, which seeks to guarantee universal access to affordable electricity.
