INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Apparel Group partners
with SirajPower to increase
consumption of clean energy
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A leading retailer in the
UAE has invested in solar
energy to reduce its
environmental footprint.
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pparel Group, one of the leading
retailers in the Middle East, has
celebrated the launch of its
solar plant at its warehouse facilities in
partnership with SirajPower, a leading
provider of solar roofs in the UAE.
To mark the occasion, an inaugural
ceremony was held with the attendance
of Nilesh Ved, Chairman at Apparel Group,
senior leadership from SirajPower including
Mohammed Abdulghaffar Hussain,
Chairman, and Laurent Longuet, CEO, as well
as other VIPs.
The 2 MWp solar plants installed at two of
Apparel Group’s warehouses in Jebel Ali
Free Zone (JAFZA) are expected to cover
more than 55% of the company’s electricity
consumption, saving 2,121 metric tons of
CO2 during the first year of operation.
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The annual savings with this initiative would
be equivalent to taking 450 cars off the roads
and is part of Apparel Group’s CSR initiative
towards sustainability for a better tomorrow. clean energy. Six months after the signing of
our deal with Apparel Group, the PV systems
we installed are up and running and already
making a green impact on their operations.
Nilesh Ved, Chairman at Apparel Group,
said: “At Apparel Group, social responsibility
is at the heart of our business. From small
initiatives like reduction of paper and plastic
to our partnership with SirajPower, we have
always challenged ourselves to operate in
a more sustainable way whilst also making
consistent energy savings to create a
greener footprint. “The private sector can play an important
role to support the UAE Energy Strategy
2050, and help it achieve an energy mix
that combines renewable and clean energy
sources to balance economic requirements
and environmental goals. We hope that our
successful partnership with Apparel can be a
catalyst for other actors in the private sector
to embrace solar energy and join our journey
to a cleaner UAE.”
“Inspired by the UAE’s leadership’s
direction for the adoption of innovative
solutions to protect the environment
for current and future generations, our
partnership with SirajPower will benefit
because of their extensive experience in
renewable energy and the benefits they
provide to our operations.”
Laurent Longuet, CEO at SirajPower, said:
“This inauguration demonstrates the value
of our unique leasing model and the services
we offer to UAE businesses willing to adopt
SirajPower has already inked several
agreements within the last few years with
prominent UAE businesses. To date, it has
secured 50MWp leasing schemes across the
UAE, including the installation, financing and
operation of the two Apparel’s warehouse PV
systems. SirajPower became the market leader
in distributed solar energy and is now well
positioned to increase its portfolio in 2019 in
the UAE and beyond. The company is already
in negotiations for other projects with total
capacity of approximately 100 MWp. n
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