“In 2024 we will be able to supply ourselves with electricity”

Rust In the future, Europa-Park will cover a large part of its electricity consumption from its own generation. A photovoltaic system will be built not far from Germany’s largest amusement park by 2024, at a cost of 15 million euros. “This means we can supply ourselves with electricity in the summer and are largely independent,” said Roland Mack, founder and shareholder of Europa-Park, to the Handelsblatt. The plant should go into operation in two years.

It is vital for the family business to secure the energy supply, even in the short term given the current situation. Whether the leisure company from Rust, despite 4,500 employees, will be classified as systemically important and continue to be supplied in the event of an energy shortage is an open question.

The Baden-based company has therefore taken precautions elsewhere: “If necessary, we can switch all systems, at least in large parts, to oil. We bought the technology for this especially,” explained Mack. The high energy prices would probably cost his company ten million euros next year, explains the 72-year-old entrepreneur.