Global seafood producer
Work on the installation of the solar panels is expected to start in
According to a press statement, the energy generated by the solar panels, which is expected to cover over 30 percent of the factory's plant, is set to supply mainly IOT's cold storage facility that needs to be cooled 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The IOT plant - one of the world's largest tuna canning factories - is the largest commercial consumer of energy in
The solar panels are expected to reduce IOT's reliance on non-renewable energy by 8 percent.
IOT plant manager
"This project not only supports the company's commitment to responsible operations and efforts to reduce our environmental impact, it will also deliver savings which will be re-invested in the future expansion of the solar panels and, importantly, is in line with the
To implement the project, IOT signed a contract with energy provider Mettle Solar Investments - a pan-African commercial and industrial solar platform company - and the cannery will purchase energy from the provider.
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