Al Bayader opens 980 kWp solar rooftop at Dubai plant

Al Bayader opens 980 kWp solar rooftop at Dubai plant

UAE-based Al Bayader International, a key manufacturer and supplier of packaging and cleaning solutions, has announced the opening of the country’s first solar rooftop within the food packaging sector at its manufacturing plant in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai, in partnership with global multi-energy company TotalEnergies.

 

The 980 kWp solar rooftop plant spans an area of 4,000 sq m and will generate over 1.5 GWh of clean electricity annually.

 

Al Bayader International’s solar rooftop is part of the Shams Dubai programme and will offset 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually, equivalent to planting over 17,000 trees. 

 

Every unit of electricity generated by the rooftop will be audited and accounted for by TotalEnergies, with an advanced monitoring system to measure the amount of energy generated and financial benefits thereof, calculated in real time. 

 

Through this solar project, TotalEnergies is actively participating to the development of solar energy in the UAE under the Shams Dubai Initiative.

 

Set on the rooftop of the plant, the solar system’s high-efficiency photovoltaic panels were installed by TotalEnergies in a 20-year partnership with Al Bayader International. 

 

It was inaugurated by Habiba Al Marashi, the Co-Founder and Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group, at a key ceremony in the presence of Al Bayader