New refrigeration equipment for a SME specialized in international transport.

CHEMLAL TRANS is an SME specialized in national and international road transport of goods and more specifically in refrigerated transport of fruits and vegetables to abroad. The company owns a fleet of 10 refrigerated tractor-trailers. The main item of energy consumption identified is the diesel consumption of trucks, part of which is consumed by the refrigeration units to generate the cold.

To improve efficiency and reduce supply chain costs, CHEMLAL TRANS invested in the acquisition of a highly efficient refrigeration unit for refrigeration-cooling and a well-insulated semi-trailer ensure a better quality of delivery, equipped with insulated boxes in which the goods to be transported will be stored. The new refrigeration units are diesel-powered and feature E-Drive technology. Unlike belt-driven refrigeration units, the new refrigeration units eliminate the mechanical transmissions present in belt-driven refrigeration units and convert the motor’s energy directly into electricity, for cold production. Compared to a belt-driven system, which lacks E-Drive technology, these new units significantly reduce refrigerant leakage and energy consumption.

This investment supported by the Green Value Chain Facility enabled the company to further improve its competitiveness, thanks to the reduction of the relative energy consumption and maintenance requirements, which will result in a reduction of downtime and an increase in productivity compared to inefficient refrigeration units locally manufactured. The implementation of this project reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 2.1 TCO2/year compared to the baseline and saves approximately 639 L/year of diesel.

Green Value Chain (GVC) in Morocco is a credit facility of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to provide funding to local partner financial institutions for on-lending to Moroccan SMEs belonging to agribusiness, processing industries and logistics value chains and ecosystems. Supported by the European Union, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Korean Technical Assistance and Cooperation Account (KTACA) and the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund (EBRD SSF), the facility aims to improve competitiveness of SMEs and that of their value chains and ecosystems through highly efficient green investments.