The Veolia company has announced the integration of the Andalusian company Cactus, dedicated to development and implementation of energy efficiency solutions for cities and buildings.
This operation is part of Veolia’s new strategic program, GreenUp, and aims, according to the company, to “accelerate the implementation of affordable, replicable solutions that decontaminate, decarbonize and regenerate our resources. “One of the drivers of GreenUp is energy efficiency and local low-carbon energy production. »
Efficiency and sustainability
Founded in 2010, Cactus specializes in integrated energy services, focused on energy efficiency and sustainability of public lighting. Independent of energy suppliers and manufacturers, it offers solutions adapted to each customer and supports local associations to promote sustainable development.
The integration of Cactus into Veolia, world leader in the sector environmental solutionscompletes its service portfolio, expanding its knowledge and capabilities in the field of energy efficiency and allowing it to benefit from the combined experience of both companies.
Resources and knowledge
This operation, which guarantees the continuity of Cactus equipment and operations, not only will promote the optimization of energy consumption in various sectorss, such as public lighting, but will also generate significant synergies, allowing share resources and knowledge.
“The acquisition of Cactus by Veolia is a new step in offering our customers theThe best cutting-edge solutions to accelerate and achieve your decarbonization goalsthus promoting ecological transformation. Veolia is continually committed to the development of energy efficiency in Spain,” explains Francisco Villalobos, CEO of Veolia Servicios Lecam.
Transformative milestone
“This operation represents a transformational step for our company. This not only strengthens our market position, but also gives us access to a vast ecosystem of knowledgeadvanced technologies and global best practices.
Being part of a world leader like Veolia will allow us accelerate our innovationlet’s expand our capabilities and offer even more complete and sustainable solutions to our customers”, emphasizes José María Flores, CEO and general manager of Cactus.
Useful and practical solutions
The Veolia group’s objective “is to become the reference company in ecological transformation”, according to the company. With nearly 218,000 employees on five continentsthe group designs and deploys useful and practical solutions for water, waste and energy management that contribute to radically changing the world.
Through its three complementary activities, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserve available resources and renew them.
Water, energy and waste
In 2023, the Veolia group provided drinking water to 113 million people and wastewater to 103 million, produced 42 TWh of energy and recovered 63 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement achieved consolidated revenue of 45.3 billion euros in 2023.
In addition to its international experience, Veolia has a strong local presence in Spain. Thanks to its more than 15,000 employees, it positions itself as a leading company in decarbonization, circular economy and optimized resource management.
In 2023, Veolia Spain provided more than 1,120 hm³ of waterHa treated 794,657 tonnes of waste and has reduction of 70,220 tonnes of CO₂ thanks to its activity in energy. The company also has two subsidiaries specializing in renewable energies, namely Veolia Solar and Veolia Biomasa España.
