- CSM GIAS cogeneration facility will generate 1.2 MWe with an overall energy efficiency of 80%
- Electricity production has been operational since Q4 2020
- The project guarantees savings of 55% on the plant’s energy bill
 After the previous success of the cogeneration project for Slama Frères, another subsidiary of the Slama Group, CSM GIAS has again opted for Clarke Energy for the supply, installation and maintenance of its cogeneration plant.
CSM GIAS has selected Clarke Energy, the leader in the Tunisian cogeneration market, for its energy efficiency projects. The full turnkey project will enable the CSM GIAS plant, located in Bouargoub, Nabeul, to reduce its operational costs and increase productivity in a highly competitive market.
The CSM GIAS cogeneration facility, started in Q4 2020 by Clarke Energy teams, is composed of an INNIO Jenbacher J416 gas engine, with a power of 1.2 MWe, and adapted to the Tunisian climate. The Clarke Energy and CSM GIAS teams worked together effectively to enable the engine to start while overcoming the constraints associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The combined heat and power (CHP) plant supplies the CSM GIAS plant with electricity, hot water and steam, achieving an overall efficiency of around 80%. This solution enables CSM GIAS to reduce its energy bill by 55%, and also to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 2,000 tonnes per year. After commissioning, Clarke Energy will maintain the CHP plant for a period of around 15 years.
Founded over 30 years ago, CSM GIAS is an industrial and commercial company on a human scale. The company’s first activity was the conditioning of butter, then the production of margarine, compound chocolate and other pastry ingredients. CSM GIAS has a prominent position on the Tunisian market and has developed its activity in more than 17 countries. The company is pursuing a strategy of international expansion through commercial distribution partners in Africa and the Middle East. It therefore exports its products to numerous destinations around the world such as Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Madagascar.
Ahsen Marrakchi, General Manager CSM GIAS commented:
“The COGENERATION project launched within our company has an essential strategic scope whose economic stakes are expected to strengthen our competitive advantages. Clarke Energy’s choice for this size investment was executed on the basis of precise qualitative criteria and requirements at the forefront of international standards, with the aim of developing a partnership relationship that we have strengthened through the maintenance contract established for the life of our engine. ”
Sahbi Amara, Africa Director of Clarke Energy, said:
“Clarke Energy is honored by the renewed confidence of the Slama Group. This project allows us to strengthen our position in the Tunisian agri-food sector. We prove once again that our solutions adapt to the needs and expectations of partners. The mission of Clarke Energy teams is to support CSM GIAS throughout the installation’s life cycle in order to achieve the expected levels in terms of efficiency and availability “.
