Since December 2024, Tatonka has been covering 100% of the electricity requirements at its in-house production facility Mountech Co.Ltd. in Binh Dinh, Vietnam with solar power and even feeds surplus electricity into the national grid.

After Tatonka had already commissioned a 550 kWp photovoltaic system at its production facility in Binh Dinh in August 2023, which covered around 65% of its electricity requirements, this was expanded by a further 450 kWp in the second half of 2024. A total of 1,612 solar panels (828 previously +784 new) now supply an average of 5,200 kilowatt hours of energy per day – more than enough to cover the entire electricity requirements of production and even produce surpluses that are fed into the national grid. Due to the consistent solar radiation in the country close to the equator, the photovoltaic system can be used throughout the year with almost constant efficiency. This means that around 1,518,400 kg of harmful CO² emissions are reduced each year compared to fossil fuel generation.

Both the construction of the first section of the photovoltaic system and its expansion were completely self-financed without subsidies. “It’s an investment that pays off ecologically and ultimately also economically – that’s the way it has to be if you want to run a healthy business,” says Andreas Schechinger, company owner and CEO of Tatonka. “The decision to expand the plant was made very soon after we realized that it was working smoothly.” Schechinger once again emphasizes the advantages of “in-house” production: investments are made at the point where improvements are immediately achieved, which can also be communicated transparently.