Viva Energy amps up its renewable energy purchasing
The company has signed a new power purchase deal with ACCIONA Energia to power its operations across Australia.
Viva Energy has signed a new 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with leading renewable energy generator ACCIONA Energia.
The PPA involves renewable electricity generated from the Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm near Colac, Victoria. The deal is the largest electricity and environmental certificate contract completed by the mobility company, providing the power that is critical to business operations bundled with Large-Scale Generation Certificates (LGCs).
The agreement provides a substantial quantity of Viva Energy’s power requirements from Acciona’s operating wind farm assets, and will assist Viva Energy in meeting its group-wide emission-reduction ambitions.
“This new agreement provides both substantial power supply and LGCs to Viva Energy, supporting our ambition to reduce scope 2 emissions across our various businesses as well as providing a long-term commitment to local renewable energy generation in the greater Geelong region,” said Lachlan Pfeiffer, Viva Energy Chief Business Development and Sustainability Officer.
This PPA with ACCIONA Energia complements another renewable energy PPA with CleanCo Queensland which provides the power for over 110 Coles Express sites in Queensland.
CleanCo has a portfolio of low-emission and renewable energy assets which includes long-term PPAs with renewable energy projects such as the Western Downs Green Energy Hub near Chinchilla.
