NEWS
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AUBREY KRUGER
Senwes head office goes
TRUE TO ITS GREEN LOGO, SENWES
IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO TURN HEAD
OFFICE INTO A GREEN BUILDING.
S
olar energy is on top of the list and in a few
months Senwes head office will be covered by
2 392 solar panels. All roofs of the main head office
building, Hinterland office and training centre, as
well as the car ports will be utilised.
ADVANTAGES
In line with our sustainability objectives, and our
contribution to reducing carbon emission, Solar PV
will save approximately 1kg CO2 / kWh. The projected savings for Senwes will amount to 1 317 tons
CO2 per annum at head office, equivalent to 304
running cars or 541 tons of coal per annum.
SAVINGS OF THE SOLAR PROJECT ALONE
There is a total projected Solar PV production of
1 480 mWh per annum (1 480 000 kWh), which
accounts for 43% of total consumption. This will
result in reduction of dependence on the Eskom
grid amounting to an energy cost saving of R2.4
million per annum. If you project an average annual electricity increase of 12% over a ten year period,
the saving is much higher and the repayment period is about 5 years.
START AND COMPLETION
The site was handed over to the contractors on 25
January 2016 with the containers and the groundwork for the generator already visible. The final
date for project completion is 5 June 2016.
MULTIPLE STAGES TOWARDS GREEN
Senwes’ quest for a total green building is given a
massive boost by this project. This follows other
sustainable projects such as the installation of the
air conditioning system, which is 100% completed
and a saving of 180 kVa is already being experien
ced. Another project is the LED lights project,
which will result in a reduction of 45% of our
current lighting-based electricity consumption,
amounting to a R1,2 m saving per annum. The
project is 60% complete and will be wrapped up in
June 2016.
Whilst we are excited about the project and
looking forward to the sustainability benefits thereof, we would like to highlight that implementation
will result in some inconvenience. However, we
believe that the end result will certainly be well
worth the short-term inconvenience.
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