By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) is set to invest 15 million Euro in Solar Plants across Nigeria in line with its renewable drive initiative.
The Managing Director, NBC, Matthieu Seguin stated this during the Media Tour at NBC Ikeja Plant on Wednesday in Lagos.
“NBC is part of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company group, CCHBC, which has an uncompromising commitment to minimize our environmental footprint whilst enriching the communities where we operate”, he said as quoted by Platforms Africa.
In line with this, CCHBC has instigated a set of sustainability commitments ahead of 2025 that address six major areas including the reduction of emissions, water use and stewardship, working towards a world without waste, ingredients sourcing, nutrition, people, and communities.
NBC has mainstreamed sustainability into every aspect of our operations. One of the major challenges facing sustainable manufacturing are Carbon emissions from non-[1]renewable energy sources”, added the MD.
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, “Decarbonisation of the energy sector requires urgent action on a global scale, and while a global energy transition is underway, further action is needed to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change. Renewable energy and energy efficiency measures can potentially achieve 90% of the required carbon reductions”.
He noted that NBC has eight manufacturing plants spread across the nation. He said, “Here in our Ikeja plant which is the biggest Coca-Cola manufacturing facility in Africa. You would have observed that it’s a huge construction site as we are making significant investments to make it one of the best in the world. We have taken this challenge of climate change heads-on and over the years, have been investing in solutions which have enabled us to make significant advancements in our focus areas of energy use reduction, water use reduction, emissions reduction, and waste generation reduction”.
