Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has committed to significantly reduce its carbon emissions by prioritising renewables. Installing approximately 5,000 sqm of solar PhotoVoltaic panels at its Nairobi factory will transform the facility’s energy use and cut its costs.
KEY INFORMATION
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Date started: 2022
Completion date: 2024
Client type: energy and natural resources
Main capabilities: project management
Delivering Tetra Pak’s sustainability agenda
Committed to leading the sustainability transformation of the global food packaging industry, the Swedish multinational Tetra Pak has a track record of exemplary sustainability practices worldwide. The project exemplifies the company’s green credentials. It reflects its ambitious goal to use 100 percent renewable electricity across its global operations by 2030.
Leveraging the benefits of local knowledge
Appointed in 2022, we provided critical technical support for the business case development in the early phase. Leveraging our knowledge of the local market, we advised on how to achieve statutory and regulatory requirements and identified potential project risks and opportunities.
Working closely with Tetra Pak’s local and international teams, plus a Nairobi-based design and build contractor, we ensured the project’s successful delivery in June 2024.
Complementing Kenya’s renewables revolution
The project involved installing 4,913 sqm of solar PhotoVoltaic panels on the Nairobi factory’s roof. This will significantly increase the facility’s use of clean energy and reduces its long-term operating costs.
The Nairobi factory’s solar farm will result in savings of approximately 22 percent compared to the cost of purchasing electricity from the national grid. The annual carbon emissions saving is estimated at 250 tC02e.
Kenya generates more than 80 percent of its energy from renewable sources. This includes geothermal, hydro and wind, with solar energy becoming increasingly attractive for industrial and home use. This solar installation not only powers Tetra Pak’s operations more sustainably but serves as a model for other businesses in the region.
