Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, has signed an agreement with UAE steel pipe manufacturer and exporter AJ Steel Pipes to install a 3MWp solar rooftop PV plant.
The plant will be installed on the roof of AJ Steel Pipes’s facilities in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, and is set to generate more than 5,000MWh of electricity annually.
The solar rooftop PV plant consists of more than 5,000 solar PV modules and will be delivered by Emerge as a turnkey solution, including finance, design, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance of the solar modules for 25 years.
Michel Abi Saab, Emerge General Manager, said: “The development of this project will enable AJ Steel Pipes to lower energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint, while supporting the UAE’s goals to diversify its energy mix.”
M Ismail, AJ Steel Pipes Executive Director, added: “It is heartening to see this affirmative action towards achieving the goal of green steel. The lease business model meets with our business philosophy to not invest in non-core assets and use third party experts to get best efficiency and state of the art technology.”