Helexia, a subsidiary of Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), and an international player in the energy transition, and the Auchan Group announce a major milestone in their global partnership[1] : 100 megawatts of photovoltaic installations signed, including 50 MW already in operation in seven countries.
Together, Helexia and Auchan unlock Auchan’s decarbonisation potential with the signing of a global partnership in 2021. This partnership illustrates Helexia and Auchan’s shared commitment to sustainability and energy transition. This partnership is in line with the Auchan 2032 vision “Eat well and live better while preserving the planet”. Helexia enables Auchan to reduce its energy consumption and consume decarbonated energy produced on its sites.
We are proud to be able to announce our achievements to date: over 100 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic installations signed, spread over 73 rooftop projects and 39 carports in 7 countries (France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Poland and Senegal). These installations cover almost 500,000 m² of surface area with photovoltaic modules, covering between 20% and 30% of store energy consumption on average.
Almost half of this portfolio is already in operation, representing 45% of total capacity. Thanks to these commissioning, Helexia now exceeds the 50 MW installed on Auchan sites.
The main focus in 2025 will be the commissioning of portfolios in France and Poland.
“This partnership with Auchan is a major step forward in our decarbonisation mission. The results achieved so far testify to the effectiveness of our collaboration and our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of Auchan sites. We are proud of the results achieved and look forward to continuing to work together for an even more positive impact.”
Benjamin Simonis,
CEO of Helexia Group
“The acceleration of the program to install autonomous photovoltaic production modules with Helexia is fully in line with our plan to decarbonise the electricity used by the Auchan Group. It is in line with our objective of using 100% renewable electricity by 2030.”
Laurent Francony,
Quality and CSR Director, Auchan Group
[1] Press release of 31 May 2021: ‘Auchan signs a global partnership with Voltalia and its subsidiary Helexia to reduce its consumption of conventional energy and supply itself with green energy’
