Onshore Wind
25 February 2021
This PPA will support Danone’s current decarbonisation goals – as their Polish operations currently make up 6% of the business’ total energy usage around the world – by delivering power to the business’ seven production plants in the South of the country.
Danone has operated in Poland since 1992 and employs over 3,000 people across the country, with a further 7,665 jobs supported indirectly. Danone is part of RE100 — a collection of the companies that have committed to using 100% renewable electricity. Danone’s commitment is to reach 100% of renewable electricity by 2030. At the end of 2020, Danone exceeded its previous target of 50% by 2020, getting 54.3% of its electricity from renewable sources.
Route to Market and balancing services will be provided by Axpo Polska, with Axpo also acting as the intermediary with Danone, who will use Axpo as their licenced electricity provider.
Edward Northam
Head of GIG Europe
Cyndi Kohuska
Global Sourcing Manager Energy & Utility, Danon
GIG has now supported 18 corporates secure PPAs for over 3 GW of renewable energy capacity. The PPA team are currently active in Europe, America, Asia and Australia – and have put in place agreements in 8 markets. Including its activity in Poland, GIG is active in 12 countries across Europe, and over 25 countries globally. In its 2020 Progress Report, GIG announced that it had committed or arranged £2.9bn to support green energy projects and currently has over 250 projects in development and construction1.
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