Beyond2020 initiative lights up community in Beirut

Beyond2020 initiative lights up community in Beirut

- The global Initiative continues its humanitarian reach in the MENA Region through its latest deployment in Lebanon following successful projects in Egypt and Jordan

Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirates: – The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s flagship platform for global outreach, Beyond2020, has facilitated the deployment of solar-powered streetlights in Beirut to promote security and increase the quality of life for thousands of Lebanese citizens who were impacted by the devasting Port of Beirut explosion in August 2020.

Forty high-powered LED solar streetlights were installed on Mar Mitr Street in the city centre of the Lebanese capital – an area severely impacted by the blast and home to a large residential and commercial community. The energy-efficient lights are expected to benefit more than 17,200 inhabitants, including over 50 shop keepers and 500 families.

The solar lights were developed and installed by Sunna Design, a leading France-based small- to medium-sized enterprise and the 2018 winner of the Zayed Sustainability Prize under the Energy category. The solar-powered streetlights commissioned by Beyond2020 will have truly life-changing impacts on the local community, allowing residents to work, travel, shop and socialise safely after dark, while contributing to Lebanon’s reduced carbon emissions and sustainable development goals.

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