June 21, 2016 (updated)
Century Pacific Food,
Inc. (CNPF) has completed its first foray into renewable energy with the
installation of solar power for a newly built cold storage facility in General
Santos.
The facility is
expected to reduce the company’s power costs for its tuna business unit.
Recently, it also began harnessing the power of the sun via 300 solar panels
installed on its rooftop.
“Alongside being
beneficial to the environment, investing in a solar power system and in energy
efficiencies have proven to make good business sense,” said Vice President
Teddy Kho.
During the day, solar
energy will offset more than 20 percent of the storage facility’s power
requirements, reducing its total grid dependency. Over the course of a
year, the installation will mitigate production of over 68,000 kilograms of
carbon emissions, the equivalent of approximately 170,000 car miles that would
have required planting 3,000 full-grown trees to offset.
The company’s new cold
storage facility, which was designed to provide maximum insulation, will also
use energy-efficient equipment and panelling to reduce power usage.
“Affordable and
consistent power supply is critical for our climate-controlled facility to
ensure that the fish is properly preserved and kept fresh at all times,” Kho
added.
The solar installation
is a pilot project for the company, which continues to explore other means of
utilizing renewable energy in its various manufacturing plants.
CNPF is the
Philippine’s largest canned food company with manufacturing facilities in
General Santos, Zamboanga, Laguna, and Taguig.
It is the company behind
household names Century Tuna, Argentina Corned Beef, 555 Sardines, Swift,
Angel, and Birch Tree, which have established market-leading positions in the
Philippines and are growing a presence abroad. It is also engaged in the
production of tuna and coconut products for the brands of others.
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