Ursus Breweries and ENGIE Romania sign agreement for 100 percent renewable power supply

Ursus Breweries will move towards 100 percent renewable electricity provided mainly by the green power production assets of ENGIE Romania in the country.

As part of the contract, ENGIE Romania will provide green energy to cover 100 percent of the consumption needs for all four breweries of Ursus Breweries in Buzau, Brasov, Timisoara, and Cluj-Napoca.

The electricity supplied by ENGIE Romania to Ursus Breweries comes mainly from its portfolio of green energy assets, ENGIE Romania having today an installed capacity of about 113 MW in wind and solar parks located in Braila, Galati, Harghita and Teleorman.

Paul Barnett, President of Ursus Breweries: “I am very glad that our breweries will switch to 100 percent renewable electricity in 2022. While this initial contract is a very important milestone in our sustainability journey, we wish to extend this partnership in the next years. For now, this first step we are taking together will help us reduce our CO2 footprint in the year to come and allow us to run our business in harmony with nature and have a strong contribution to the environmental protection goals set by the group we are part of, Asahi Europe & International”.

Nicolas Richard, Executive Vice President, Head of Supply & Energy Solutions, ENGIE Romania: “We are proud to be able to provide tailored made solutions aiming at reducing Ursus Breweries carbon footprint. We are confident that our presence throughout the renewable energy value chain, from production to supply, will stand at the basis of a strong future partnership that we are currently working on.

It is expected that, in just six months, Ursus Breweries will be able to save almost 4,000 metric tons of CO2, the equivalent of taking over 1,700 passenger cars off the road for the same period.