Olam signs long term Renewable Corporate PPA with Flow Power

Australia’s fastest growing business power retailer, Flow Power, has announced that it has entered into a large – scale Renewable Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Olam Orchards Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading global agribusiness, Olam International Limited (Olam) .

The deal, one of the first of its kind in Australia , allows Olam direct access to secure, cost effective energy with an expected significant reduction in costs over a period of 10 years. This renewable power, sourced from Ararat Wind Farm, can be used in real time to offset grid electricity consumption, potentially saving thousands of dollars in energy costs.

Olam’s Co – Founder and Group CEO , Sunny Verghese , comments: “ We are proud to be one of the first businesses to sign a Corporate Renewable PPA in Australia. This is in line with our strategy to grow our renewable energy portfolio around the world, from solar panels for cocoa processing in Cote d’ lvoire, to harnessing geothermal power for our onion dehydration plant s in the USA. These are just a few of our initiatives to tackle climate change as part of our purpose of ‘Re-imagining global agriculture’. In addition, this transaction also provides us energy cost visibility over the longer term” .

Flow Power announc ed the availability of Renewable Corporate PPAs earlier this year , with a view to providing Australian businesses the ability to tap into a global trend that brings energy costs down and benefits both the environment and the economy.

Matthew van der Linden, Managing Director of Flow Power, comments, “Olam has been a customer of Flow Power for many years. We are very excited for them to be among the first to benefit from our new offering. Our  Renewable Corporate PPAs open the market to a much broader range of businesses that don’t necessarily have the scale to negotiate one – to – one with large renewable plants. It is a game changer that we expect will allow Australia to catch up with other international markets t hat have proven this model to be a success.” He continued ; “By working with Flow Power, companies aim to get the benefit of low cost power in a way that works for their business.”

Renewable Corporate PPAs allow businesses to contribute to a lower carbon economy and reduce overall emissions, as well as potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs.