This week, UAE real estate developer Dubai Investment Real Estate (DIR), Al Mujama, a UAE Owners Association, energy provider Yellow Door Energy, and Clyde Engineering inaugurated a 1.2 megawatt-peak solar power system.
Located in Dubai Investments Park, the solar power system operates under a solar lease and is spread across nine residential buildings in the RITAJ community.
More than 2,000 solar panels have been installed on the roofs of the buildings, to produce 1.9 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity in the first year of operation, meeting 30 per cent of energy consumption needs.
Philip Mills, CEO of Clyde Engineering explained that the project was implemented with “guaranteed solar production and zero capital expenditure from the client.”
Mohammed Bin Hammad, Senior Director of Jointly owned Properties at Dubai Land Department, commented: “By utilizing the sun’s energy to meet a significant portion of the needs in the RITAJ residential community, this collaboration between the public and private sectors highlights the importance of joint efforts in achieving sustainability goals and demonstrates how such partnerships can drive impactful change.”