UAE’s developer Majid Al Futtaim has signed a 6.2 megawatt-peak solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Yellow Door Energy, UAE to be installed at the Bahrain Mall. The Project to be considered as Largest Private Solar Plant in Bahrain.
The virtual ceremony was done under the patronage of Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza, President of the Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA), attended by Mr. Mahmood Al Aradi, Chief Investment Officer of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Mr. Ibrahim Al Zu’bi, Chief Sustainability Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Holding, dignitaries from the Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA), the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), and representatives from Majid Al Futtaim, Carrefour Bahrain, and Yellow Door Energy.
The agreement will bring clean energy to The Bahrain Mall, operated by Carrefour Bahrain, and will be the largest private solar plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Spanning over 40,000 square meters, the rooftop solar plant is expected to generate 10 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy in its first year of operation, equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 6,300 tonnes.
Over 11,600 solar panels will be installed to meet 50% of the shopping mall’s energy consumption needs.
As Carrefour Bahrain leads the solar plant project for the next 20 years, Yellow Door Energy will also invest and support the project by building, designing and maintaining the solar plant.
This agreement is part of the full renovation and expansion plan at The Bahrain Mall, which will be completed by 2022, and reflects the commitment to bring the mall the latest in innovation and customer experience, statement said.
