By the end of the first quarter of 2024, the company will install photovoltaics on the roof of its eight domestic stores, which is expected to cover more than 20% of their annual consumption. The chain is also preparing static and technical-economic assessments of its other stores with the aim of installing photovoltaic power plants (PVE) in around 10 stores per year from 2025.

“We estimate that a single solar power plant can cover more than 20% of a store's electricity consumption. Our consumption will beautifully absorb the PV production curve and energy flows back into the distribution network will be extremely rare. Our estimates speak of roughly 2% of the energy that we do not use directly at the stores, which is an absolutely negligible amount given their size and the amount of energy produced. For this reason, we have decided that battery storage will not be part of our PVs," says Jörg Bauer, CEO of Kaufland Czech Republic.

In cooperation with the company E.On, the chain invests in the construction of charging stations for electric cars at its stores and distribution centers. By 2026, more than 200 charging points should be created in 41 locations.

“We estimate that a single solar power plant can cover more than 20% of a store's electricity consumption. Our consumption will beautifully absorb the PV production curve and energy flows back into the distribution network will be extremely rare. Our estimates speak of roughly 2% of the energy that we do not use directly at the stores, which is an absolutely negligible amount given their size and the amount of energy produced. For this reason, we have decided that battery storage will not be part of our PVs," says Jörg Bauer, CEO of Kaufland Czech Republic.