Westbridge Advisory GmbH (Westbridge), one of the leading energy and sustainability consultants for the real estate industry in Europe, has restructured the electricity and gas procurement for a nationwide real estate portfolio for the Nieder-Ramstädter Diakonie Foundation (NRD). As part of an integrated tendering and awarding process, a total of 285 supply points were newly contracted on a long-term basis.
With the new contracts and a procurement strategy developed by Westbridge, NRD is creating the basis for a reliable energy supply and will manage its energy procurement centrally and over the long term in the future. The volume of electricity under management in the years 2027 to 2029 amounts to around 3.3 gigawatt hours per year. In addition, the gas supply with a volume of around 15.7 gigawatt hours was newly awarded for 2029. Fixed price models have been agreed for both types of care, which enable reliable budget planning.
In the electricity sector, Westbridge also integrated certified guarantees of origin into the procurement structure, thus supplementing the energy supply with sustainable components.
"With the new award of our electricity and gas contracts, we have taken an important step towards making the energy supply of our properties stable and predictable in the long term. In addition to economic conditions, security of supply and transparency were decisive for us," says Bianca Oberritter, Head of Real Estate Management at the Nieder-Ramstädter Diakonie Foundation.
Westbridge accompanied the entire process from the tender to the evaluation of the bid to the award of the contract and is also responsible for the ongoing energy monitoring. On this basis, NRD will be able to systematically control its consumption in the future and identify further efficiency potential.
"Especially in complex real estate portfolios, strategically managed energy procurement is a key lever for limiting price risks and ensuring security of supply. It is crucial to dovetail procurement strategy, market environment and individual requirements of the portfolio in a meaningful way," says Rüdiger Salzmann, Managing Director at Westbridge.
