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How do you power a world-scale Verbund site with 100% renewable electricity? Our new Verbund site in Zhanjiang demonstrates how to grow in the world’s largest chemicals market with a lower carbon footprint from day one. Since the beginning, the site has been supplied with 100% electricity from renewable sources through long-term power supply agreements, including with State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) and China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute (GEDI). To complement these contracts, BASF has also formed a joint venture with Mingyang Wind Power Group to develop, build and operate an offshore wind farm in Zhanjiang. With a planned capacity of 500 megawatts, the wind farm’s grid connection has already been completed and operations are scheduled to start in 2026. BASF Renewable Energy , the BASF unit responsible for the Group’s energy procurement, structures and manages these long-term renewable power agreements and projects, ensuring reliable access to renewable electricity for our Zhanjiang Verbund site. By combining long-term renewable power agreements with dedicated newly built capacity, we are strengthening energy security for a complex Verbund site, while contributing to our ambition to enable our customers’ green transformation. With Matthias Lang