Dutch & Co. Commissions 60.95 kWp Rooftop Solar PV System at WAMCO

13-12-2024

Dutch & Co. Commissions 60.95 kWp Rooftop Solar PV System at WAMCO

Sekondi, Ghana, 2024 – Dutch & Company, a leader in solar energy solutions, has successfully installed a solar system designed to reduce carbon emissions and provide stable, clean energy to the administration and processing facility in Sekondi of WAMCO, the West African Mills Company Ltd.

The Ghana-based firm, commonly known as Dutch & Co, was selected by WAMCO to design, engineer, supply, and construct a 60.95 kWp rooftop solar PV solution to follow up on WAMCO’s strive to include green, clean, and sustainable energy to its energy mix and to reduce the carbon footprint of the company.

The new rooftop solar installation is projected to generate over 92,000 kWh of green, stable, and clean electricity in its first year of operation, and over 2,174,848 kWh throughout its lifetime. Additionally, it will reduce WAMCO’s carbon footprint by 1,380 tons of CO2 emissions.

Commenting on the new development, Mr. Frank Bednar, Managing Director of WAMCO, said, “In-line with WAMCO’s strategy to gradually change the energy mix by adding renewable (“green”) power generation, Management has decided to purchase a Solar Power Plant. Once it is operational, it is expected to help the company to make significant savings in electricity costs and to support Ghana in achieving its carbon dioxide emission targets.”

Mr. Herbert Friese, General Manager of Dutch & Co, added, “We are very pleased to be working with the WAMCO team in meeting their climate goals and are proud of the outcome of this first phase of Solar PV at their facility. We are already working on further implementation of energy-efficient and renewable energy solutions for WAMCO.”

About Dutch and Company Limited (Dutch & Co.)

Dutch and Company Limited (Dutch & Co.) is a premier Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) service provider, headquartered in Ghana. Specializing in integrated Solar PV and LED lighting solutions, Dutch & Co. serves Commercial and Industrial (C&I) clients across Ghana and the broader West African subregion, and was recently awarded the 2024 C&I Project of the Year by AFSIA.

Fully licensed by the Energy Commission of Ghana, Dutch & Co. is authorized to import, install, and maintain Renewable Energy and Solar PV systems. To date, the company has installed 22 MWp of Solar PV, generating 30,690 MWh of clean, stable, and affordable electricity annually, and preventing 18,414 tons of CO2 emissions each year.

Dutch & Co.'s mission is to help customers reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint by providing high-quality, cost-effective solutions. They achieve this by designing and implementing smart solutions that integrate electricity savings with electricity generation based on solar PV technology.

About West Africa Milling Company Ltd. (WAMCO)

The West African Mills Company Limited (WAMCO) is a cocoa processing company in Takoradi, the capital city of the Western region of Ghana. The Government of Ghana (GoG), represented by COCOBOD, has a 40 percent share in WAMCO, with the remaining 60 percent majority shares owned by Hosta International AG, German investors under a joint venture arrangement.

The award-winning company, which has been granted a Ghana Free Zones Authority status, comprises two factories, namely WAMCO 1 and WAMCO 2, with three processing plants: expeller, liquor, and hydraulic presses plants, whereby under the current management substantial revamping and rehabilitation is carried out.

 

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