Energy efficiency case study – CATAMARA

Cartama, a company specializing in Hass avocados, was founded in Rionegro, in the department of Antioquia, and has more than 20 years of experience in the market.

Project context

When the partnership with GreenYellow Colombia was established, the company needed effective technology to monitor and maintain the product at the right temperature, both in storage rooms and in containers traveling for more than 16 days around the world.

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Project highlights

  • Accelerating the cooling process for avocados

  • Strengthen the company’s export capacity

  • Build 3 cooling tunnels

  • Building a storage room

  • Set up checkpoints

  • Real-time monitoring and alerts

  • Technological modernization

  • Reduced impact on the ozone layer

  • Increased export and production capacity

  • Type of contract: UAAS | Industrial Refrigeration – Monitoring
  • Number of sites: 1
  • Start of contract: 11/2023
  • Length of contract: 8 years

Project key figures

21 %

Energy Savings

4 points

of monitoring

77 tons

CO2 emissions avoided

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