The fish processing plant in Engure has a long history. The factory has been producing canned fish under various names since 1907. As power and state equipment changed, the company changed. Even today. Thanks to European funds and loans, the fish processing company Unda has managed to install a solar panel park on the factory site.
“We have been moving towards green sustainability thinking for a long time, and several energy efficiency projects have been implemented and completed. And this was the logical next step – solar panels that coincide with all geopolitical events and made the investment project even better,” explains Unda Ltd. “Chairman of the Board Artūrs Bubišs.
A total of 630 solar panels were installed. Total investments – 165 thousand euros. Half of this amount comes from the European Structural Funds. The investment is expected to pay for itself in three years. The project has been challenging.
“We see that this place, which is by the sea, that there have been a number of challenges, both in terms of groundwater and in predicting the wind loads that the solar panels will have to withstand. So technically the project has been new and interesting , but now everything is realized to serve 25 years, “says Roberts Samtiņš, the head of the AJ Power group of companies.
Such projects are becoming increasingly popular in the fisheries sector.
Rolands Vucāns, senior rapporteur for the Fisheries Department of the Rural Support Service, said: “The more the company installs production equipment, freezers and all the other, the more it starts to consume. And, basically, as much as I understand to make the product cheaper. “
If the day is sunny, the new power plant should be fully energy efficient. However, as there are not many sunny days in Latvia, the company has estimated that an average of 40% of their consumption will be provided by solar panels.
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