{"id":469,"date":"2022-01-04T07:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T07:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2022-01-04T07:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T07:33:09","slug":"africas-biggest-supermarket-chain-is-betting-on-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/africas-biggest-supermarket-chain-is-betting-on-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s biggest supermarket chain is betting on solar power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210409144156-shoprite-solar-basson-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Shoprite has installed 480,000 square feet of solar panels on top of its stores and distribution centers.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoprite has installed 480,000 square feet of solar panels on top of its stores and distribution centers.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-2354577502\" class=\"pscso-content pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(CNN) Despite South <a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/the-bright-future-of-solar-energy-in-africa\/\">Africa<\/a> averaging more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.gov.za\/files\/esources\/renewables\/r_solar.html#:~:text=Most%20areas%20in%20South%20Africa,has%20sunshine%20all%20year%20round.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2,500 hours of sunshine a year<\/a>, solar energy generates less than 1% of its electricity. By contrast, the UK\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/904503\/UK_Energy_in_Brief_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">produces 4% of its electricity<\/a>\u00a0from solar, with considerably\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/research\/climate\/maps-and-data\/uk-temperature-rainfall-and-sunshine-time-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">less sunshine<\/a>.South African supermarket Shoprite sees a missed opportunity. The chain is the continent&#8217;s largest food retailer, with 140,000 employees and more than 2,000 stores across 14 countries. It wants renewable energy to fuel a quarter of its operations in the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoprite already boasts a total of more than 480,000 square feet of solar panels on top of its 21 distribution centers and stores in South Africa and Namibia &#8212; an area equivalent to around eight soccer fields.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-407572498\" class=\"pscso-content_2 pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These generate enough solar energy to power 1,100 households for a year, but with every store and distribution center requiring refrigeration 24 hours a day, this accounts for less than 1% of the group&#8217;s overall energy use.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shoprite's Basson Distribution Center, on the outskirts of Cape Town, has solar panels on its roof covering an area equivalent to a soccer field.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210409144404-shoprite-solar-panels-basson-exlarge-169.jpg\"> Shoprite&#8217;s Basson Distribution Center, on the outskirts of Cape Town, has solar panels on its roof covering an area equivalent to a soccer field. That may not sound like much, but it&#8217;s enough to save money, according to Sanjeev Raghubir, Group Sustainability Manager at the Shoprite Group.&#8221;The electricity bill for the whole company is in the region of 2.5 billion Rand ($167 million) &#8230; 1% of such a large number is still quite significant,&#8221; Raghubir tells CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o reach its 25% renewable energy target, the company announced in March that it is working with a partner (the name of which it would not disclose for commercial reasons) to build and commission utility-scale wind and solar plants, which will generate electricity that&#8217;s then transported via the national grid.It will also accelerate the rollout of rooftop solar panels and explore opportunities to build solar plants in other countries.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-320094738\" class=\"pscso-content-3 pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving off-grid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoprite is not the only company with a base in South Africa looking to develop its off-grid capabilities. In 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/new.siemens.com\/global\/en\/company\/stories\/infrastructure\/2018\/the-one-of-a-kind-energy-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siemens started building a solar mini-grid<\/a>\u00a0at its Johannesburg headquarters to help reduce its dependence on the national grid, and last year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.co.za\/about-ford\/newsroom\/2020\/ford-embarks-on-renewable-energy-programme-for-silverton-assembly-plant-vision-to-be-100-green-by-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a Ford assembly plant<\/a>\u00a0in Pretoria installed solar panels that are set to provide a third of its power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some African countries, the national grid supply can be erratic. South Africans have become used to frequent power cuts; when the state-owned power company Eskom struggles to meet the demand for electricity it activates a system of scheduled outages known as &#8220;load-shedding&#8221; to avoid a countrywide blackout. Last year, the country experienced almost\u00a0860 hours of outages. This is thought to have accelerated private investments in\u00a0renewable energy. Deploying mini-grids can be a good solution, explains Patrick Touni, head of policy and regional strategy at GOGLA, a global association for the off-grid solar energy industry. Sunshine is an abundant resource across Africa and solar technology has become &#8220;sustainable, reliable, and affordable compared to the grid,&#8221; he says.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"More than half of Shoprite&#39;s delivery trucks are fitted with solar panels to aid refrigeration.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210409144717-shoprite-solar-trucks-exlarge-169.jpg\"> <\/p><div id=\"pscso-2306593020\" class=\"pscso-cybertron pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nzone = \"30\";\r\npl = \"2226\";\r\nurl = \"https:\/\/cybertronads.com\/platform\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cybertronads.com\/platform\/show.js\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More than half of Shoprite&#8217;s delivery trucks are fitted with solar panels to aid refrigeration. Investing in renewables isn&#8217;t just about saving money. &#8220;Climate change is probably the single biggest threat that we have as a business and society,&#8221; says Raghubir, adding that it will impact the company&#8217;s ability to source, process, transport, and sell products, as well as affecting communities where it operates. Shoprite has also acted to make its fleet of delivery vehicles greener. Since\u00a0around 85%\u00a0of the nation&#8217;s electricity is generated by coal, introducing electric vehicles isn&#8217;t necessarily a solution, says Raghubir. Instead, the company has fitted solar panels to more than half of its 1,200-strong fleet of refrigerated trucks. These allow drivers to switch off the engine at delivery locations, border posts, or when stuck in traffic while keeping the refrigerators running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Raghubir is confident that Shoprite&#8217;s efforts towards energy efficiency will benefit both the business and consumers.&#8221;The only way you can be affordable is if you&#8217;re efficient,&#8221; he says, &#8220;and efficiency and environmental responsibility are best friends. 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