Antibiotice Iasi commissioned a 2.5 MW photovoltaic plant

Antibiotice Iași has commissioned a 2.5 MW photovoltaic power plant, an investment that is part of the company’s sustainable development strategy. The photovoltaic plant project was implemented by Parapet, a construction company operating in the renewable sector, providing design, mechanical, electrical and management infrastructure solutions.

The total investment in this project is worth 11,8 million RON, of which the amount of 4 million RON is granted by the Ministry of Energy from European funds related to the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and the remaining amount is provided from the company’s own funds.

The photovoltaic power plant ensures the production of an annual amount of electricity that will cover 26.4 percent of the operating needs of the industrial platform in the city of Iași, based on the consumption recorded in 2021.

The new facility will produce, on average, 3,500 MWh/year, thus reducing the carbon footprint by more than 2,000 tons annually and will contribute to the development of resilience to climate change by reducing the greenhouse emissions.

“The reduction of the carbon footprint, in the strive of the EU to achieve the climate neutrality by 2050, is a strategic concern for Antibiotice. We have built an energy efficiency strategy on our platform to ensure a certain degree of energy autonomy in industrial processes and this investment is an important step towards this goal. From the total annual energy consumed, we will ensure, through this photovoltaic park, more than a quarter of the energy from renewable sources and this aspect will significantly contribute to the decarbonization process”, stated Ioan Nani, the General Director of Antibiotice Iași.

The new electricity production capacity from renewable sources (solar energy) is located on the ground, on the company’s platform and it stretches over a built surface of 31,428 sqm , with 4,680 photovoltaic panels installed.