- Clover, a South African dairy company, has invested R360-million in a servitised solution to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the winter months.
- The solution involves the installation of an on-site gas-powered plant that will provide Clover with both electricity and heat, reducing the company’s reliance on the national power grid.
- The plant is being installed and maintained by Clarke Energy, an international engineering company that specializes in gas-powered solutions.
- The servitised solution allows Clover to pay for the plant on a per-kilowatt-hour basis, rather than investing in the plant outright.
- The solution is expected to save Clover up to R60-million per year in energy costs and to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by up to 30%.
- Clover has set a target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and is investing in a range of renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives to help achieve this goal.
- The investment also reflects the growing trend towards servitised solutions in the energy sector, which allow companies to pay for energy infrastructure as a service, rather than investing in it outright.
