Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods has been recognized for upgrading a layer farm in Charanthaburi province to a 100% renewable energy (RE100) model farm.
The company has announced that it is accelerating its transition to renewable energy across all production processes and that its RE100 initiative is key to its sustainable development roadmap, which aims to secure long-term energy resilience and reduce environmental impact.
The Charanthaburi farm previously operated on approximately 80% renewable energy through biogas produced from layer manure. It has now transitioned to full renewable energy use by integrating solar power and optimizing biogas generation. The investment has resulted in CP Foods gaining its first RE100 Farm certification from certification body LRGA (Thailand).
100% renewable energy commitment
Head of Egg Business at CP Foods, Somkid Wannalukkhee, commented that the company had implemented biogas systems at all its farms and continued to pursue 100% renewable energy use as standard practice.
The Chanthaburi farm installed an additional 360 kwp rooftop solar power system in 2023, alongside a smart energy management system. The latter enables efficient energy sourcing between biogas and solar, reducing reliance on external power.
The farm now offsets over 165,500 metric tons of CO2 annually. CP Foods aims to replicate the RE100 model across its operations nationwide.
