Puma Energy to use solar to power service stations in Ghana
Fuel retailer Puma Energy has launched 11 solar projects at its service stations and a further three at terminals in Ghana.
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Ghana, Accra: Fuel retailer Puma Energy has launched 11 solar projects at its service stations and a further three at terminals in Ghana.
The combined solar and battery power systems at the 14 service stations and terminals are part of the company’s Future Energies wider business plan to roll out renewable energy projects around the world. This is part of its plan to reduce its own carbon footprint and support commercial customers in Ghana as they seek to decarbonise and reduce their carbon impact.
The 14 projects have a total energy capacity of 422k Wp and associated battery storage of 224 kWh which can provide up to 100 % of the sites’ energy needs.
Henry Osei, Puma Energy general manager in Ghana, said: “We are proud to install the solar systems in our sites and depots as it meets our purpose of energising communities and reinforces our commitment to clean energy solutions and meeting our ESG goals. Africa, and Ghana in particular, has a great potential of solar power and we are establishing the first steps to transforming this potential into a more sustainable and energy-efficient system to power our sites and depots.”
The Future Energies business unit focuses on developing lower-carbon, modular, distributed renewable energy systems, including energy management and storage, particularly in emerging markets across the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific where, so far, the renewable energy transition has been slower, though it has huge potential for growth.
Source: ESI Africa