Energy Partners invests R360m in 20-year refrigeration, power and steam services contract for Clover
Energy solutions company, Energy Partners has constructed a R360-million integrated refrigeration, power and steam plant at dairy company Clover South Africa’s Queensburgh factory, which it will operate and maintain over the next 20 years.
“Servitisation, whereby clients pay for a service rather than the equipment itself, means that Clover will only pay a fee per unit of the refrigeration and steam it uses, enabling the dairy company to lower its operational costs by as much as R792-million over the period of the agreement,” says Energy Partners CEO Manie de Waal.
“South Africa’s limited and unstable power supply is now a medium-term certainty. More than just electrical power, it is absolutely critical to identify opportunities across the total energy ecosystem, such as refrigeration and steam supply, whereby capital can be preserved, efficiency increased and costs reduced,” he avers.
Critically, Clover’s servitisation agreement has secured the mega-factory a reliable supply of refrigeration and steam, with cooling efficiency alone increasing by 40%. It will also avoid 132-million tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the 20-year term, he noted.
Courtesy of Engineering News – read full article here.
