Accelerating the transition to renewable energies 

Limiting our environmental impact means increasing our use of renewable energies. For our Group, this is based on a number of pillars: the signing of renewable energy supply agreements¹ in Europe, the overhaul of site energy management with Energy Services Companies (ESCo), solar farms and site solarization, and finally, guarantee of origin certificates purchased on the market². 

In 2023, we announced the construction of our first solar farm in France, at Bercenay-en-Othe, with commissioning scheduled for 2025. The production of local, low-carbon electricity will save over 100 tons of CO₂ per year. In Africa, by the end of 2023, more than 7,500 mobile sites had been equipped with solar photovoltaic panels in 17 countries³. This represents over 18% of all mobile sites in the MEA region. 

Thanks to our actions, we estimate that 75% of our electricity needs in Europe will be covered by renewable energies by 2025. 

(1) Power Purchase Agreements. 
(2) Unbundled.
(3) Versus 7,200 sites at end-2022. 

Find out more about our first solar farm in France and Europe

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