In 2024, our energy consumption remained relatively stable and fell 0.8% compared to 2023, despite the opening of an additional 350 stores in the year. Consumption per million euros was 65.9 MWh, 9.3% less than in 2023.
Of the Group’s activities considered as having a high climate impact1, retail accounts for 98.4% of energy consumption, agriculture and fishing (Section A, NACE rev.2) accounts for 0.4%, and manufacturing (Section C, NACE rev.2) accounts for 1.1%. Jeronymo (Section I, NACE rev.2), which accounts for 0.1% of the Group’s energy consumption, was also taken into account.
Total energy consumption and by business unit
Total energy consumption and by business unit (MWh) |
|
2024 |
|
20231 |
|
Δ 2024/2023 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group |
|
2,206,538 |
|
2,225,177 |
|
-0.8% |
||||||
Biedronka |
|
1,216,869 |
|
1,209,220 |
|
+0.6% |
||||||
Hebe |
|
28,633 |
|
27,304 |
|
+4.9% |
||||||
Pingo Doce2 |
|
545,360 |
|
557,002 |
|
-2.1% |
||||||
Recheio |
|
58,610 |
|
58,406 |
|
+0.3% |
||||||
Ara |
|
320,528 |
|
337,719 |
|
-5.1% |
||||||
JMA |
|
34,659 |
|
33,591 |
|
+3.2% |
||||||
Hussel/Jeronymo |
|
1,878 |
|
1,935 |
|
-2.9% |
||||||
Net revenue from activities in high climate impact sectors (million euros) |
|
33,464 |
|
30,608 |
|
+9.3% |
||||||
Total consumption (MWh/million euros in net revenue) |
|
65.9 |
|
72.7 |
|
-9.3% |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
In terms of energy consumption per business unit, Hebe saw the highest increase, due to the growth in the number of stores in its network. JMA recorded the second highest increase, as a result of fuel consumption by the aquaculture unit’s vessels and by the generator for the new milking parlour at Monte do Trigo, as well as increased electricity consumption at the Terra Alegre factory, where production increased by 20%. Despite adding 161 more stores to its network, Biedronka’s consumption only saw a slight increase (0.6% more than in 2023). This stabilisation is justified by the reduction in fuel consumption and the reduced need for heating in a year with a warmer winter. Ara, despite increasing its number of stores (around 150), reduced energy consumption by connecting stores to the power grid instead of using fuel generators.
In 2024, we increased the number of stores with electric vehicle charging points to 234 at Pingo Doce, 7 at Recheio, and 499 at Biedronka, supplying more than 9,734 MWh in the year.
Energy consumption per source
Energy consumption |
|
2024 |
|
20231 |
|
Δ 2024/2023 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuel consumption from coal and coal products (MWh) |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
– |
||||||
Fuel consumption from crude oil and petroleum products (MWh) |
|
132,488 |
|
194,748 |
|
-32.0% |
||||||
Fuel consumption from natural gas (MWh) |
|
129,976 |
|
154,279 |
|
-15.8% |
||||||
Fuel consumption from other fossil sources (MWh) |
|
18,098 |
|
16,637 |
|
+8.8% |
||||||
Consumption of electricity and heat from fossil sources (MWh) |
|
744,029 |
|
861,113 |
|
-13.6% |
||||||
Total fossil energy consumption (MWh) |
|
1,024,591 |
|
1,226,777 |
|
-16.5% |
||||||
Proportion of fossil sources in total energy consumption (%) |
|
46.5% |
|
55.2% |
|
-8.7 p.p. |
||||||
Energy consumption from nuclear sources (MWh) |
|
534 |
|
534 |
|
0.0% |
||||||
Proportion of energy from nuclear energy in total energy consumption (%) |
|
0.02% |
|
0.02% |
|
0.0 p.p. |
||||||
Fuel consumption from renewable sources, including biomass (including industrial and urban organic waste, biogas, renewable hydrogen, etc.) (MWh) |
|
*0 |
|
*0 |
|
– |
||||||
Consumption of electricity, heat, steam and cooling from renewable sources (MWh) |
|
1,099,253 |
|
966,227 |
|
+13.8% |
||||||
Self-generated non-fuel renewable energy consumption (MWh) |
|
82,160 |
|
31,639 |
|
+159.7% |
||||||
Energy consumption from renewable sources (MWh) |
|
1,181,413 |
|
997,866 |
|
+18.4% |
||||||
Proportion of renewable sources in total energy consumption (%) |
|
53.5% |
|
44.8% |
|
+8.7 p.p. |
||||||
Total energy consumption (MWh) |
|
2,206,538 |
|
2,225,177 |
|
-0.8% |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
The percentage of consumption of energy from renewable sources increased 8.7 p.p. compared to 2023, mainly due to investment in power purchase agreements and Guarantees of Origin and to a higher renewable component in Poland’s energy mix. Renewable energy sources now account for more than 53% of the total energy consumption by our operations. Considering electricity consumption alone, around 62% came from renewable sources.
1 High climate impact sectors considered in the energy intensity calculation are: Section A – Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Section C – Manufacturing; and Section G – Wholesale and Retail Trade.