“Krekenavos” sun to season the sausages

One of the country’s largest meat processors, AB Krekenavos Agrofirma, having installed a 1MW solar power plant, intends to continue investing in renewable sources and aims to meet as much as 30% of its energy needs independently within the coming years.

Having invested nearly one million euros, the company will generate 10% of its own electricity from its solar plant starting in late February. Energy costs for AB Krekenavos Agrofirma will decrease by approximately one-tenth, as the company also invested in energy-saving solutions while building the photovoltaic plant.

“The lighting system has been completely replaced and is now based on new-generation, highly efficient LED lamps,” says Technical Director Algis Kalvaitis. “We also acquired modern, economical compressed air production equipment and modernized the boiler house, significantly increasing its efficiency and productivity.”

By saving energy and independently producing electricity from renewable sources, one of the country’s leading meat processors will contribute to reducing climate pollution. Furthermore, the electricity cost component in the company’s production cost will decrease, making the prices of “Krekenavos” meat products more resilient to electricity price fluctuations.

The new AB Krekenavos Agrofirma solar plant, which will produce up to 1,000 MWh of electricity per year, would be sufficient to supply electricity to over 400 households. Almost half of the project’s value was funded by European Union funds under the “Renewable Energy Resources for Industry LT+” measure. It is estimated that the company’s current investments will fully pay off within 4 years.

The company plans to triple the amount of independently produced electricity in the near future. Preparatory work is already underway to expand the solar plant to 3MW capacity. By investing approximately another 1 million euros in renewable energy sources, AB Krekenavos Agrofirma aims to become the greenest meat processor in Lithuania.