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Powering our operations in Hungary with solar energy

Holcim · last updated

“It’s a pretty big solar park. Covering over 30 hectares, it will help us power our operations here in Hungary and reduce our Scope 2 emissions by 6,000 tons a year. We’re really proud of this new investment.” 

Tamás Hoffmann, CEO Holcim Hungary gazes across a plain in Királyegyháza, Southwest Hungary as 40,000 solar panels work quietly and cleanly, generating enough energy each year to power nearly one third of our local operations – equivalent to almost 14,000 households. 

This installation in Királyegyháza is one of our latest solar parks, and the first of its kind in the country. It’s just one example of how Holcim is expanding its use of renewable energy – from alternative fuels and renewable electricity to waste heat recovery systems – to achieve net zero.

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