Omega Energia signs partnership with Heineken for renewable energy in the Northeast for 10 years

Heineken and Omega Energia enter into a partnership to supply renewable energy to power breweries and distribution centers in the Northeast region, reducing the emission of 270 tons of CO2

Omega Energia entered into a partnership with the Heineken Group for the installation of renewable energy generation assets in the Northeast, with the mission of providing enough energy to meet 100% of the consumption of nine distribution centers and 13 breweries in Brazil. The partnership was announced by Omega, which closed the agreement through Omega Desenvolvimento, this Wednesday (01).

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Omega Energia and Heineken reduce 270 tons of carbon dioxide emissions

Also according to Omega Energia, the operation of renewable energy in the Northeast will result in a reduction of 270 thousand tons of polluting gas emissions into the atmosphere.

Furthermore, the contract between Heineken and Omega Energia provides for the supply of renewable energy for a period of ten years. According to Fabiana Polido, commercial director at Omega Energia, with the contract with Heineken for the Northeast, the company shows that it is always ready to create innovative and customized renewable energy solutions for its customers and contribute to building a society with clean, sustainable and competitive energy.

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Heineken wants to be green, just like its bottles

Following the same sustainable path, Heineken is committed to zero emissions in its production in the country by the year 2023, seven years before the company's global goal, and still intends, by 2040, to neutralize its carbon footprint throughout the value chain.

According to Ornella Vilardo, the brewery's sustainability manager, Heineken recognizes its active role in this challenge, which is to encourage and promote positive socio-environmental impacts in Brazil. According to the manager, the renewable energy contract in the Northeast with Omega Energia represents a milestone for the use of energy coming from 100% clean sources at the company's production units.

Heineken's path towards neutrality began in 2018 and currently six of the company's 12 breweries in Brazil already use biomass in their boilers, instead of natural gas. Ornella says that one of the biggest challenges is achieving logistical neutrality.

For this, Heineken plans, in addition to the Northeast, to bring renewable energy to 31 distribution centers by 2023 and two years later, to use only electric forklifts. In addition, in July of this year, a pilot test with electric trucks was started in Salvador and São Paulo, important locations for the group.

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Heineken was created more than 140 years ago and currently more than 25 million products are sold every day, spread across almost 200 countries around the world, without ever losing the quality and purity of the beers.

The brand emerged in 1873 and since then has built a great name among the best breweries in the world. Omega Energia, which is much younger, was created in 2008 and has become a reference in the generation of renewable energy. Currently, the company is one of the largest holders of renewable assets in Brazil and is present in seven Brazilian states with 1.869 MW of contracted capacity.