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Saudi’s SADAFCO accelerating cleaner operations | |
| Staff Writer |
The Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Co. (SADAFCO) intends to lower its carbon impact by operating a solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at its Jeddah Central Warehouse (JCW) – said the company in its 2021 sustainability report.
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The company, which is listed on The Saudi stock exchange began to recognise and utilise renewable power at its factories and warehouses.
Although currently SADAFCO is successfully operating a 226KWh solar PV system with thin-film solar panels at its Riyadh regional distribution centre, it plans to use mono-crystalline technology-based solar panels for the project – said Zawya.
The solar-diesel power system, that went into effect in 2016 with investment of $532 million – supplies up to 40% of the centre’s daytime energy needs.
According to the company’s sustainability report – Tetra Pak is its main packing material supplier – which will assess and identify possibilities for post-consumer recycling rates in the mid-long term – reported Zawya. The report shared that while Tetra Parks intends to increase its global production capacity in the future – SADAFCO will also utilise paper straws.
SADAFCO factories currently produce around 40 million cases of product per annum. Its transportation trucks travel 18 million kilometres a year, and deliver its products to 23 storages – servicing over 32,000 customers in the GCC .