PepsiCo is launching a giant solar power plant near Wroclaw

PepsiCo has launched its largest solar farm in Poland to date, with a capacity of 3.5 MWp in Swiete near Wroclaw. This is part of this year's PLN 22 million investment in developing its own renewable energy sources.

In the first phase of the investment, which has just been completed, more than 6,000 photovoltaic modules (with more efficient cells on both sides of the panels) were installed on an area of about 2 hectares, reaching a power of 3.5 MWp (megawatts)

reports the PepsiCo conglomerate

- The scale of this investment is reflected in the installation of 2 km of medium-voltage power lines, adds Tomasz Bronny, director of the PepsiCo plant in Swiete.

PepsiCo has the most advanced factory in the European Union near Wroclaw

Recall, PepsiCo - is an American company, one of the world's largest producers and marketers of beverages and food products.

It is an investment in the Wroclaw Agglomeration for more than a billion PLN and several hundred new jobs. The plant was built in the village of Swiete in the Sroda Slaska municipality, next to road 94 Wroclaw-Sroda Slaska.

- Now this plant consumes 11.7 GWh of electricity per year. Thanks to the solar farm, 24% of the total energy demand, will come from solar energy. All of the energy generated by the photovoltaic farm will be diverted to the plant's needs, PepsiCo reports.

What does PepsiCo produce near Wroclaw?

PepsiCo's largest solar farm in Poland will power the production of well-known brands of chips and snacks.

PepsiCo plans for the new photovoltaic installation to provide 100% of the energy needed to power the eRBS electric oven used to bake the chips on sunny days. What's more, the company assumes that the installation will fully cover the energy needs of the new production line, which is expected to come online in the middle of next year.

For several years, we have been leading the transformation as part of our PepsiCo Positive (pep+) strategy, setting a new course for the planet and people. Investing in renewable energy sources is a strategic direction for us, which we plan to continue in Poland in the coming years

Ugur Bulduk, Supply Chain Vice President

PepsiCo has been in Poland since 1991 and has more than 3,000 employees. Other production facilities are in Michrow, Znin, Grodzisk Mazowiecki and Tomaszow Mazowiecki.