Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited plans to set up a solar park on 15 acres of land with a capacity of producing 2.5mw of electricity as a part of its efforts to put all its operations at Sahiwal plant in Punjab on clean and green energy.

Currently, the plant, producing both milk and ice cream, is generating power through furnace oil/gas, and the Company wants to at least achieve 50 per cent of its requirements from clean and green energy sources by the year 2025 as part of its commitment to UN Sustainable & Development Goals.

The Company plant’s General Manager Nasar Ailia Naqvi GM Plant told journalists that the Company has two plants, one in Sahiwal and the other near Sukkur. Both will be put on solar energy, but the programme in Sukkur will be implemented after Sahiwal.

While talking to journalists, Muhammad Sohail Sarwar, Head of Agri-Business, said the biggest challenge in the dairy sector is low productive animals and high input costs, mainly feed and energy. He suggested that the government help the farmers in this matter and make some interventions to lower the feed costs by producing them locally.

“FrieslandCampina’s 150 years of heritage combines deep knowledge, cultured tradition, understanding rooted inexperience, and the very best of technology to impact millions of lives every day. This, combined with our ‘grass to glass’ ethos, delivers an unparalleled value proposition which aligns interests across our entire stakeholder ecosystem and solidifies our place as an industry leader,” said Sania Sattar – Head of Corporate Communications & Sustainability at FrieslandCampina Pakistan.