Solar energy success for Ecuadorean tannery
A leather manufacturer in Ecuador, Curtiduría Tungurahua, has begun using renewable solar energy.
The company, based just outside the city of Ambato, launched a project to instal solar panels of the roof of its tannery in August 2023. It announced on November 16 that the renewable energy plant was already working, providing power to its production team.
Chief executive, Gonzalo Callejas, explained that the solar energy project was “a significant milestone” in the company’s wider sustainability strategy. But he added: “The main motivation for installing solar panels is independence. At the moment, we are totally dependent on the services and facilities that the state makes available to us.”
He said that Curtiduría Tungurahua has calculated that the solar energy project would allow it to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 2,500 kilos of CO2-equivalent per year.
