VitrA invests in renewable energy

Eczacıbaşı Building Products (EBP) has installed a 4.29 MWp solar array on the roof of its factory in Bozüyük, Turkey and aims to extend the project to all its other sites by the end of 2025.

Eczacıbaşı Building Products has announced the installation of a giant solar array on the roof of its sanitaryware factory at the VitrA Production Campus in Bozüyük (Bilecik) for an investment of 45 million Turkish lira (more than €1.7 billion). The system has an installed capacity of 4.29 MWp generated by 8,096 panels and 40 inverters and is expected to produce 5.4 million kWh of energy in 2023.

According to CEO Özgen Özkan, EBP intends to extend its photovoltaic coverage to all of its sites by the end of 2025 (112,000 square metres in total) to reach a total installed capacity of 19.7 MWp, which will enable it to meet approximately 30% of its annual electricity needs. The remaining 70% will be met by I-REC certified green electricity, which the company began purchasing in 2022.

“The project demonstrates our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint,” said Özkan, who hopes that this will serve as a positive example for other companies in the industry.

Photovoltaic systems have also been installed at EBP outlets in Ankara, Bodrum and Suadiye.

“The next step will involve the tap and concealed cistern factories,” added the manager.

The group’s commitment to sustainability will not end with the use of green energy, he explained, but will continue through planned investments in innovative technologies and energy-efficient practices in existing production processes.

In 2022, EBP compiled its first sustainability report as an independent organisation within the Eczacıbaşı Group. This report was indexed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and aligned with the parameters of the World Economic Forum (WEF). 2 foto in cartella VITRA