Colgas and Ladrillera Santafé launched operations of a solar park in Soacha, Cundinamarca, with a $16 billion peso investment. The project generates 5.4 MWp and aims to cut the brick factory's energy costs by up to 30%, avoiding at least 1,400 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Colgas and Ladrillera Santafé inaugurated on April 22 one of Cundinamarca's largest solar parks, located in Soacha. This self-generation project, with a joint investment of $16 billion pesos, produces 5.4 megawatts peak through photovoltaic panels.
Juan Fermín Restrepo, general manager of Ladrillera Santafé, emphasized the project's sustainability benefits. "We believe that a project like this, with two solar farms benefiting the company's operations, was very important for us from a sustainability standpoint," he stated. The park will avoid emissions of at least 1,400 tons of carbon dioxide.
Didier Builes, president of Colgas, noted that the system replaces 30% of the brick factory's energy consumption from the grid, used for offices and plants. "The economic impact is significant because energy consumption accounts for about 25% of our cost structure. A 30% reduction in that is very important," Restrepo added.
The inauguration event was attended by Soacha's mayor, Víctor Julián Sánchez Acosta, and Milena Fonseca, Cundinamarca's secretary for Sustainable Energy and Mining, who voiced support for such initiatives.
