PhosAgro, Moscow, said this week it will increase the use of renewable energy for production of agrochemical products from 2021 after its JSC Apatit subsidiary signed a contract for the supply of hydroelectric power with Russia’s TGC-1.
The 100MW of power contracted means that more than 60 percent of the output of Apatit’s apatite beneficiation plant will be produced using “green” electricity. PhosAgro’s board approved a climate strategy in December last year. The core element of this strategy is continued work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including indirect emissions that are generated during the production of electricity consumed by the company’s production facilities