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Sappi signs solar PPA deal for local operations

24th May 2024

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Deputy Editor Online

     

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Paper and packaging group Sappi has signed a milestone 175 GWh/y renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with private electricity trading company Enpower Trading.

Sappi is working towards attaining various science-based target objectives, with the renewable energy solution aimed at lowering Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 6% and 4%, respectively, across its South African operations.

Enpower will start supplying Sappi’s operations from the end of December 2025 for five years, which Sappi believes will grow further into a strategic partnership.

Enpower will source power from SolarAfrica Energy’s Sun Central 1 GW PV project, which is being built near De Aar, in the Northern Cape.

Sappi is also manufacturing alternatives that replace fossil fuel-based products, towards building a more circular economy.

The implementation of renewable-energy trading through the PPA enables Sappi to demonstrates leadership in sustainable business practices

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Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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