Kervan Gıda Contributes to Sustainability with Solar Power Plant Investments

One of the leading brands in Turkey's sector Caravan FoodWith the principle of clean energy that respects the environment, it equips its production facilities and warehouses with Solar Power Plants (SPP). Kervan Gıda, which established solar power plants worth 1 million dollars with a power of 2 MW on the roofs of Akhisar-3.8, Akhisar-0,7, Akhisar central warehouse and Akhisar Logistics Central warehouse and a power of 3 MW in Uçantay, obtained 6.000.000 kWh of energy annually and 1.533 million dollars thanks to these investments. contributed to nature in a way equal to the tree planted. Kervan Gıda, which currently meets 15 percent of its energy needs from solar power plants and is planning new investments within the scope of solar energy, aims to meet 4 percent of its energy needs from solar energy by obtaining 40.000.000 kWh of energy annually in all its production facilities within 100 years.

“100 Percent of Our Total Consumption Will Be Met from Sustainable Energy Sources”

Stating that, as Kervan Gıda, they have made renewable energy studies a company culture. Kervan Gıda General Manager Burhan Basar, “The most important investment we made in renewable energy was to install solar power plants on all our roofs in the Akhisar region. Thanks to these installed solar power plants, we not only contribute to the country's economy and energy management by providing some of our own energy from the sun, but also follow a policy that respects nature by reducing our carbon footprint. We believe that with our current solar power project investment, 100 percent of our total consumption will be met from sustainable energy sources. "When we evaluate our solar power investments according to the recovery calculation, we calculate that our investment will amortize itself in a short period of 4 years," he said.

“We Will Have the Maximum Solar Energy Investment with Manisa”

Stating that they continue their solar power investments to meet their consumption with sustainable energy, Başar said, “In addition to the roof investments, we purchased a 310 thousand square meter land in Gördes district of Manisa and we will place our solar panels here with an investment of approximately 20 million dollars. We expect the power plant we plan to have a power of 20.5 MW. "When this investment is completed, as Kervan Gıda, we will have the maximum solar power installation investment, which we plan to meet all our energy needs and which is the legal limit," he said.

About Kervan Food

Kervan Gıda, which has the highest soft candy production capacity in Turkey, was founded in 1994. It started producing chewing gum under the brand 'Keloğlan' in 1995 and soft candy in 1999. The brand, which has more than 28 years of experience in the sector, currently produces in 7 different categories in a total of 110 production facilities, one in Istanbul, two in Akhisar and four in Poland, in a closed production area of ​​10 thousand square meters. Kervan Gıda, which exports to 85 countries and has sales offices in the USA, England, Germany, Russia and Poland, distributes delicious products to 2 million people every day.

Source: HORECA Trend and Kervan Food