TotalEnergies to help power Dubai Investments glass factories

TotalEnergies and Dubai Investments have partnered to install photovoltaic rooftop systems on two glass manufacturing facilities that will reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,200 tonnes annually, equivalent to planting 30,000 trees.

Dubai Investments said in a statement that TotalEnergies will install photovoltaic rooftop systems on the Lumiglass Industries facilities and Emirates Glass in an effort to promote the use of clean energy in the UAE. The power generated by the PV system will cover around 19 percent of the energy needs of Emirates Glass facilities.

Dubai Investments is a diversified company in which Investment Corporation of Dubai holds a stake and has been taking incremental steps to harness renewable energy to power its operations.

“The rooftop solar panel installation at both Emirates Glass and Lumiglass facilities is an extension of the sustainable initiatives and is aimed at reducing the reliance on grid-energy as well energy costs,” said Rizwanulla Khan, executive president of Emirates Glass and Lumiglass Industries. “These solar panels are expected to generate around 2,800 megawatt-hours (MWh) of green energy per year from these two locations,” he said.

Last month, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa region to pledge a net-zero emissions target by 2050, followed by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. In line with its net-zero initiatives, the UAE plans to invest US $160 billion over the next three decades to hasten renewable energy development.

As part of its ambition to get to net-zero by 2050, TotalEnergies is also building a portfolio of activities in renewables and electricity.  “TotalEnergies in the Middle East is actively contributing to the development of solar energy in the UAE, partially through creating long-term impactful partnerships like the one we have with Dubai Investments,” said Hamady Sy, managing director of TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation in the Middle East and Africa.