solar energy
Across Asia Pacific, industrial and commercial businesses face the same pressure from every direction: rising electricity tariffs, grid uncertainty, and fast-evolving ESG expectations from regulators, investors, and global customers.
TotalEnergies ENEOS partners with companies across diverse sectors – including manufacturing, metal and steel, and food & beverage to pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, automotive, chemicals, apparel, and semiconductor and electronics.
Through on-site solar solutions and long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), we transform underused roofs, car parks, and adjacent land into reliable energy assets, without requiring upfront capital from our customers.
Economic Benefits: Lower Costs and Stable Energy Costs
For most industrial players in Asia Pacific, energy remains one of the largest and least predictable operating expenses.
Electricity tariffs fluctuate due to fuel prices, currency movements and policy changes, which makes long-term budgeting a challenge especially for energy-intensive sectors. In this context, the ability to reduce and stabilise energy costs through solar energy is not just a nice-to-have; it directly affects margins, pricing power and overall competitiveness.
TotalEnergies ENEOS’ on-site solar solutions are designed to address this exact challenge.
On-site Solar Power Generation
By installing solar panel systems at the customer’s facilities—on rooftops, car parks or adjacent land—businesses can generate their own renewable energy and offset a significant portion of their daytime grid consumption.
Under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), customers pay only for the electricity produced by the solar panels at a pre-agreed rate, with no upfront capital investment required. This model is particularly relevant for capital-intensive industries such as automotive, chemicals or pulp and paper, where leadership teams often prefer to allocate funds to core production assets rather than energy infrastructure.
Predictable Energy Expenditure
The economic benefits go beyond simple bill reduction. In many Asian markets, daytime industrial tariffs are among the highest, and solar output naturally peaks during those same hours.
Every kilowatt-hour of self-consumed solar energy displaces some of the most expensive grid electricity on the bill. For a food and beverage plant with heavy refrigeration loads, a pharmaceutical site running HVAC and process equipment, or a garment factory operating multiple shifts, this can translate into substantial savings over the system’s lifetime.
Because operations and maintenance are fully managed by TotalEnergies ENEOS throughout the contract term—monitoring panel performance, cleaning and replacing components where needed—customers avoid unexpected repair costs and benefit from optimised generation year after year.
Better Financial Planning for Companies
Predictable tariffs from solar energy also improve financial planning across entire portfolios of sites. A manufacturer with multiple plants in different countries, or an electronics supplier operating in several industrial parks, can lock in long-term energy prices for part of their load and build these into their cost models with greater confidence.
This visibility supports investment decisions, long-term contracts with global buyers, and internal cost-transformation programmes. In short, on-site solar panels are not just about sustainability; they are a practical tool for improving cost control and protecting margins in energy-intensive industries.
ESG & Compliance: Supporting Decarbonisation and Reporting
Across Asia Pacific, environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are becoming more stringent and more visible.
For example, regulators are tightening disclosure rules, lenders and investors are screening for climate risk and global customers are assessing the carbon footprint of their supply chains.
For energy-intensive industries such as manufacturing, metal and steel, chemicals, food and beverage and electronics, this means that their emissions will influence their access to finance, eligibility for tenders and long-term customer relationships.That’s why having a credible, measurable plan to reduce emissions is key to remaining competitive.
Reducing Scope 2 Emissions with Solar Power
On-site solar energy is a practical, measurable way for companies to demonstrate real progress toward decarbonisation.
By installing solar panels at their facilities, companies can directly reduce grid electricity consumption and lower Scope 2 emissions. In some cases, where solar is paired with other efficiency measures, it can also contribute indirectly to Scope 1 reductions by enabling more efficient operation of equipment and supporting electrification initiatives over time.
TotalEnergies ENEOS designs and operates solar systems tailored to each site’s load profile, maximising self-consumption so that a meaningful share of daytime demand is met by clean solar energy rather than fossil-fuel-based grid power.
More Transparent ESG Reporting
Beyond emissions reduction, our solar solutions help make ESG performance more transparent and easier to report. Because generation from each solar panel array is monitored in real time, customers have access to accurate data on energy produced, grid electricity avoided and estimated CO₂ savings.
This information can be integrated into sustainability reports, CDP disclosures, green finance frameworks or customer scorecards. For sectors like apparel, automotive, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals; where multinational brands and buyers are increasingly asking for site-level data — being able to show verified solar energy output and associated carbon reductions provides a clear, credible story.
Strengthening Operational Reliability with On-site Solar Power Generation
For many industrial facilities, the cost of an interruption goes far beyond a temporary increase in electricity bills. A short outage or voltage dip can disrupt continuous production lines, spoil temperature-sensitive products, or force a complete shutdown of cleanrooms and precision equipment.
This is critical in sectors such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and electronics, where product quality and process stability are tightly linked to the reliability of the energy supply. As climate-related events, peak demand and grid constraints increase across Asia Pacific, more companies are looking for ways to make their operations more resilient.
By generating solar energy directly on site, businesses add a decentralised layer of supply to their energy mix. Solar panel systems installed on rooftops, carports or adjacent land can support a significant share of daytime demand, reducing reliance on the grid exactly when many networks are most stressed.
For a cold storage facility in the food and beverage sector, this means an extra power during hot afternoons when grid demand peaks. For a high-tech manufacturing or semiconductor plant, on-site solar helps stabilise part of the load profile and reduce exposure to grid fluctuations that might otherwise affect sensitive equipment.
TotalEnergies ENEOS designs each solar panel system with operational reliability in mind. This includes engineering to local conditions like high temperatures, heavy rainfall, dust along with robust mounting, cabling and safety systems.
Throughout the contract term, we provide continuous monitoring, preventive maintenance and performance optimisation, so customers are not left to manage technical issues on their own. For industries operating in industrial parks or regions where grid infrastructure is catching up with rapid growth, this ensures that solar energy remains a dependable contributor to their overall power strategy.
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How it supports their goals |
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Electronics manufacturing |
Helps a global technology leader advance its RE100 commitment with large-scale solar energy, stabilise part of its energy costs over the long term, and visibly anchor sustainability at one of its key manufacturing sites in Asia. |
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Retail |
Reduces operating costs in a competitive retail environment, enhances comfort within the buildings, and positions Gaisano Capital as an early mover in corporate environmentalism and renewable energy adoption in its region. |
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Food & Beverage |
Supports cost savings and decarbonisation for a leading chocolate producer, providing measurable carbon reductions and a concrete, operational step in its long-term sustainability journey. |
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Mining |
Cuts emissions and electricity costs without upfront investment, directly supporting its sustainable development goals in Asia Pacific and demonstrating progress to stakeholders. |
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Automotive |
Delivers significant cost savings and carbon reductions for a key automotive supplier, strengthens resilience across multiple sites, and supports Indo Kordsa’s broader sustainability roadmap in Southeast Asia. |
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Agriculture |
Enables one of Southeast Asia’s leading dairy brands to lower emissions while maintaining continuous operations, supporting sustainable farming ambitions and strengthening its environmental credentials across regional export markets. |
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Pharmaceuticals |
Reduces annual energy costs and carbon emissions, supports its ESG management goals and alignment with initiatives such as RE100, and demonstrates active participation in industrial decarbonisation in South Korea. |
TotalEnergies ENEOS: Supporting the Adoption of Solar Energy Across Industries
Across all these examples, the pattern is consistent: when businesses turn their rooftops, car parks or unused land into solar sites, solar energy stops being an abstract concept and becomes a practical lever for performance.
It lowers operating costs, supports ESG commitments, strengthens operational resilience, and lays the groundwork for a more competitive, low-carbon future.
Whether you are producing electronics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, paper, apparel or automotive components, the fundamentals are the same. A well-designed, fully managed on-site solar solution can help you reduce dependence on volatile grid tariffs, show measurable progress on emissions, and give your teams greater confidence in long-term energy planning.
At TotalEnergies ENEOS, our role is to partner with you through that journey. Get in touch with our team to learn more about what we can offer you.
