GEEP Project – New boiling and mixing equipment in an Ice Cream factory This ice cream factory is in the process of modernising all its equipment. At present it produces around 1600 tons of ice cream a year and meets 20-25% of the national demand. This year it is time to replace the mix and boiling unit during the winter (nonproductive) season ready for new production in the spring. A walk through energy audit was performed in order to identify key areas for energy efficiency measures. Energy consumption at the ice cream factory is a big part of the production cost. This is because:
The mix and boiling equipment is old, inefficient and manually operated. The gas-fired ovens for wafer cups production are old, manually operated and controlled. The electrical HV/MV substation consists of outdated equipment manually operated.
The analysis indicated that replacement of the mix and boiling equipment, with a cost of about 245,000 USD, is the best option for this year, with annual savings of 574,600 kWh, which means around 46,000 USD can be saved from operational expenses.
Georgia
The Company Main activities
Ice Cream Production
Region
Gurjaani, Georgia
Project Goal and Main Investments Project goals
Replacing the old mix and boiling equipment
Main investments
Installation of new mixing and boiling equipment
Investment size
Approximately USD 245,000
Expected Results Operational results
Better usage of electricity Automatic operation and control of this part of the process.
Investment profitability
Annual savings of almost 46,000 USD Payback period of 5.3 years An IRR of around 19% on the investment
For more information on how your company can receive financing for energy efficiency projects, visit www.energocredit.ge, or call +995 32 224962. The GEEP assignment in funded by EBRD though grant funds by: United Kingdom Sustainable Energy Initiatives Funds, Canadian International Development Agency, EBRD-Special Shareholders Fund and Early Transition Countries Funds