UAE’s Year of Sustainability: New solar power project unveiled

UAE’s Year of Sustainability: New solar power project unveiled

Installation will start in the second quarter of 2023 and it is expected to be operating by the end of the year

Published: Sun 26 Feb 2023, 12:49 PM

Celebrating the UAE’s Year of Sustainability and in line with COP28 objectives, a new solar park with an installed capacity of 4,382 kilowatt-peak will be constructed at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP) in Abu Dhabi, top officials said.

More than 7,600 solar panels will be installed for both rooftop and carport applications. Installation will start in the second quarter of 2023 and it is expected to be operating by the end of 2023.

TIP, the industrial development-enabling arm of Tawazun Council, signed a solar lease with Yellow Door Energy, a leading sustainable energy partner for businesses in Mena.

Eng. Faiz Saleh Al Nahdi, managing director and CEO of TIP, and Jeremy Crane, CEO, Yellow Door, inked the deal for the park, which on completion is expected to produce 7.1 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy in the first year of operation – equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 5,000 metric tonnes.

Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi, CEO of Tawazun Council and chairman of TIP, noted that sustainability is fundamental to the Council and the Park’s strategies and operations.

“The initiative taken