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Heineken’s Quart de Poblet Plant Marks 50 Years With €40M Upgrade, Full Renewable Energy

Solar thermal power defines the plant’s operations under a nearly €40 million modernization plan.

Strijp y Hereu, durante la celebración del aniversario de la planta de Heineken.
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Cristina Mora, alcaldesa de Quart de Poblet; Etienne Strijp, presidente de Heineken; Jordi Hereu, ministro de Industria y Turismo; Carmen Ponce, directora de Asuntos Corporativos de Heineken; Rebeca Torró, secretaria de Estado; y Manuel García, director de la fábrica

Overview

  • The brewery produces the equivalent of 1.35 billion cañas per year at Spain’s second-largest and Europe’s tenth-largest facility.
  • Its operations inject €677 million annually into the Valencian economy and sustain 12 000 jobs across the value chain while employing over 250 staff on-site.
  • Since 2024 all beer production runs on solar thermal power, and the factory has returned 400 million liters of water to the environment through Proyecto Albufera since 2019.
  • Heineken is investing nearly €40 million through 2026 to upgrade production lines and expand capacity following an 18 percent output rise over the past two years.
  • The brewery partners with regional festivals, sports teams and hospitality venues, with six out of ten Valencian bars serving its brands.