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TotalEnergies opens first

solar-powered service

station in Tanzania

TANZANIA TOTALENERGIES has launched its first identity of TotalEnergies portrays the company
solar-powered service station in Tanzania, as as a cleaner, more reliable brand.
part of the French company’s decision to become Up to 68 stations in Tanzania will be solarised
a world-class player in the global energy transi- this year, alongside TotalEnergies’ Dar es Salaam
tion towards adopting greener energy sources. terminal and its Lubricants Oil Blending Plant.
The solar station, based on Samora Avenue “We are excited to see the new developments
in Dar es Salaam’s city centre, is part of the com- in TotalEnergies products and services to reach
pany’s plan to solarise 5,000 service stations the company’s 2050 ambition of net-zero carbon
worldwide. emission,” Tanzanian Minister for Energy Janu-
TotalEnergies, until last year known as Total, ary Makamba said on March 23.™
was previously oil-focused, before boosting
investment in green electricity. The new visual

South African Breweries (SAB)

signs up for 7,000 cow biogas

deal amid solar pledge

SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH African Breweries (SAB) has signed a electricity by 2025,” stated Kyle Day, SAB pro-
power purchase agreement (PPA) with indus- curement director for Africa.
trial-scale biogas waste-to-energy company “We also believe we have a duty to ease the
Bio2Watt, ESI Africa reports. pressure on the national grid. Through this part-
The PPA secures renewable energy from Bio- nership, we are proud to progress on both fronts
2Watt’s 4.8-MW Cape Dairy Biogas Plant plant, as we make our way to a cleaner, greener and
situated on one of South Africa’s largest dairy more self-sustainable future.”
farms. SAB has already made significant progress
The plant is still under construction but upon on meeting carbon emission targets with the
completion will make use of waste collected deployment of solar at all SAB breweries across
from the over 7,000 cattle. Using waste-to-en- the country.
ergy will enable SAB significantly reduce carbon The company also has plans to achieve 100%
emissions through renewable energy adoption. purchased renewable electricity at all of its
“We have made a global commitment to manufacturing sites in the African Content by
exploring renewables to reduce carbon emis- 2025.™
sions and reach 100% contracted renewable

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