Dubai – Mubasher: Enova integrated energy and multi-technical services company said Wednesday that it will supply solar power to four Majid Al Futtaim malls, delivering expected savings of AED 80 million.
Signed on the World Environment Day, the deal is set to cut the four malls’ carbon dioxide emissions by 3,200 tonnes per year - the equivalent of taking 700 cars off the roads - and will see the technology installed at Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Deira, City Centre Mirdif, and City Centre Fujairah, according to a statement.
Following City Centre Me’aisem and My City Centre Al Barsha, the first malls to be fitted with solar panels a year ago, this new agreement covering four more UAE malls strengthens Majid Al Futtaim’s pioneering role in the region and is the first solar project to involve Enova, the statement added.
Fuad Mansoor Sharaf, managing director (UAE, Bahrain, and Oman) – property management, shopping malls for Majid Al Futtaim, said: “Investing in renewables aligns with Majid Al Futtaim’s commitment to become a regional leader in environmental stewardship, set out in its ambitious Net Positive strategy and Renewable Energy White Paper”.
Ibrahim Al-Zu’bi, head of sustainability at Majid Al Futtaim - Holding, stated: “We aim to slash water and energy consumption, creating more of these resources than we consume by 2040, and at least 5% of energy used will come from renewable sources by 2018”.
“We have made a concerted effort to apply best-practice global green building standards across our premises across the region and have already introduced several energy efficiency measures thanks to the support of Enova. Majid Al Futtaim is excited to keep on building on the partnership with Enova to lead the way towards a more sustainable future,” Al-Zu’bi added.
