The project, developed with Engie Building Solutions, part of Engie Romania, represents one of the energy efficiency solutions implemented in Romania's brewing industry.
The investment aims to reduce energy consumption and increase production efficiency by modernising equipment and installing heat pump systems designed to recover and reuse residual heat generated during industrial processes. Implemented over nine months in 2025, the project was completed without disrupting ongoing production. The total investment amounts to approximately €12 million, partially supported by non-repayable funding through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
"This project reflects how we understand sustainability at Heineken Romania — not as a separate objective, but as a core element of how we operate our business," said Boris Miloushev, Managing Director at Heineken Romania.
The investment enables a transformation in the way thermal energy is generated and used at the Craiova and Ungheni breweries. The new installations allow the production of hot water, used directly in the pasteurisation process — one of the most energy-intensive stages in beer production. Through this integration, production processes become more efficient, more stable, and less dependent on conventional energy sources.
The solution is estimated to deliver a reduction of more than 40% in total energy consumption and to avoid approximately 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually, contributing to Heineken's global Net Zero Production ambitions.
