UAE: Popular theme park gets giant rooftop solar panel

UAE: Popular theme park gets giant rooftop solar panel

This installation contributes to the country's Energy Strategy 2050 initiative, which aims to see renewable energy make up 44 per cent of its clean energy mix by 2050

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Published: Wed 15 Mar 2023, 12:36 PM Last updated: Wed 15 Mar 2023, 12:37 PM

A 7-megawatt peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project has been inaugurated at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, making it the largest rooftop solar project in the UAE capital.

Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, and Emerge, a joint venture of Masdar and French multinational utility company EDF, inaugurated the solar project.

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, Group CEO at Miral, said: “Expanding our sustainability strategies is an integral part of Miral’s vision. The Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi rooftop solar project is a significant step on this journey, featuring a secure and reliable energy system, that will help us reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to combating climate change.

“Through our partnership with Emerge, we are happy to transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy as well as contribute to the UAE’s larger net-zero goals and position Yas Island as a global destination.”

Khaled Ballaith, Chairman of Emerge, said: “If countries around