Solar panel Project, which was jointly funded by First Solar Saudi Arabia and Al Watania Agriculture Company. It is powered by First Solar’s advanced thin-film PV modules. The modules offer a superior temperature coefficient and spectral performance. It making them ideally suited to conditions in Saudi Arabia. According to their designers.
The facility produces 1,476MWh of electricity per year. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 1,100 tons per year, based on national averages. The Solar panel Project, power plant replaced a generator that – if run continuously . It would consume 628,000 litres of diesel per year.
Dr Raed Bkayrat, vice president of business for in the Middle East, said: . “This project is an excellent example of the scalability and flexibility that solar PV offers. Easy to deploy and able to address very specific needs. It innovative solar-powered solutions can address a wide range of energy challenges, as this pilot facility demonstrates.
“Sunlight is the region’s most abundant energy resource and the Al Watania Agriculture Company . It should be applauded for having the vision to sustainably . Harness affordable and reliable solar electricity to address its energy needs,” he added.
The PV generator that has been installed at Al Watania Organic Farm. It will pump more than 3.1-million cubic metres of water per year, with no support from conventional generators.
