One of India’s pinnacle FMCG companies, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) has ramped up its renewable & smooth electricity potential to meet 50% of its strength requirements. The feat has enabled the business enterprise to offset 46,500 tonnes of carbon emission per annum with photovoltaic and wind strength and 30,000 tonnes of carbon emission per annum the usage of bio-mass gas in its boilers.
The consolidated impact of using 50% renewable & clean energy by HCCB on the climate is thus equivalent to a reduction in global warming achieved by 35-lac trees per year. The milestone is in sync with the company’s plan to reduce its carbon emissions 25% by 2030 from a 2015 base year. Currently, around 8 out of 15 factories of HCCB uses nearly 50% of energy from renewable & clean sources.
HCCB has employed a variety of solutions to embrace renewable energy across its factories. The company 2020 pressed 7 additional renewable energy projects into service during the pandemic. Installed in different factories of the company, these projects are designed to source 23.5 million units of power by way of the Purchase Power Agreement (PPA).
