UAE’s Al Bayader International opens 980kWp solar rooftop at Jafza plant

UAE’s Al Bayader International opens 980kWp solar rooftop at Jafza plant

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Al Bayader International, Dubai-based trusted manufacturer and supplier of food packaging solutions, and TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, have jointly inaugurated the country’s first and largest solar rooftop within the food packaging sector at its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).

TotalEnergies, as part of a 20-year partnership deal with Al Bayader International, has set up high-efficiency photovoltaic panels on the rooftop of the plant. The 980 kilowatts peak (kWp) solar rooftop plant spans an area of 4,000 square meters and will generate over 1.5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean electricity annually.

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

Ms. Habiba Al Marashi, Co-Founder and Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) stated, “The opening of the solar rooftop by Al Bayader International sets a model for the food packaging industry as well as other sectors to tap the enormous potential of clean solar power generation.