Aluar covers 51% of its electricity demand with self-generation
During the 2025 operating year, the annual electricity consumption of Aluar's plant in Puerto Madryn exceeded 6,700,000 MWh. Wind and hydroelectric self-generation covered 51% of this demand, reducing exposure to the SPOT market and enabling the commercialisation of low-carbon aluminium.
By aluminio.ar · Based on reporting by Canal 12 Web
What you need to know
- The company developed its own 582 MW wind farm spread over 200 km² in Patagonia
- The carbon footprint of primary aluminium stood at 6.35 tCO2e per tonne
- Special batches of aluminium with a verified footprint of 3.54 tCO2e per tonne were commercialised
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