Mpact has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with licensed electricity trader Enpower Trading for the supply of 30 GWh per year of solar-generated electricity.
The renewable energy will be sourced from SolarAfrica Energy’s SunCentral solar PV plant in De Aar, Northern Cape, and wheeled through the national grid to power Mpact’s paper mills in Felixton, Mkhondo and Springs.
Mpact estimates the arrangement will reduce its carbon emissions by approximately 30 000 tonnes of CO₂ annually. The PPA is part of the company’s strategy to increase the share of renewable energy in its operations.
“Securing reliable renewable energy supply supports the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of our manufacturing facilities,” said Bruce Strong, CEO of Mpact.
Enpower Trading is one of several private traders active in South Africa’s evolving electricity market, using wheeling agreements to supply industrial and commercial customers with electricity generated from independent renewable energy plants.
