Agreement signed to develop a first-of-its-kind solar plant in the UAE

Agreement signed to develop a first-of-its-kind solar plant in the UAE

Muscat: The UAE's only private utility provider, Utico, announced taking one more significant step in its strategic green initiatives by partnering with leading sustainable energy developer, Yellow Door Energy (YDE), to develop a first-of-its-kind solar plant in Umm Al Quwain in the Northern Emirates. In a joint statement at an MoU signing ceremony at the recently concluded 25th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) exhibition, Utico and YDE said the solar plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) will generate 4, 700 megawatt-hours of clean energy annually. "For Utico, this is a significant step in our journey towards being carbon neutral and support the UAE's strategic goals of sustainability and Net Zero by 2050 target. The project, a first in the Umm Al Quwain, will help Utico enhance diversification of its energy mix for utilisation in our operations," said Hussain Al Lawati, Group CEO, Utico. Significantly, the Utico-YDE solar plant will remove 82, 000 metric tons of CO2e from the environment during the system lifetime, complementing the carbon-neutral strategy of the UAE and global climate change mitigation endeavors. Rory McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer of Yellow Door Energy, said: "As the leading sustainable energy partner for