Apparel maker installs largest rooftop PV system in East Africa
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Nairobi, 15 March 2022 – United Aryan EPZ (UAL), one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest apparel manufacturers, proudly inaugurated their brand new 1.8MWp rooftop solar plant today – making it the largest operational rooftop solar facility in East Africa.
“UAL has set an ambitious target for implementing global environmental best practices and improving sustainability by 2028,” said Pankaj Bedi, Chairman of UAL. “This includes switching to green manufacturing to protect the environment, improving work conditions, refining corporate governance, and better health, safety and social standards by working closely with the communities we operate in”.
Amit Bedi, Managing Director of UAL, said that “with our 1.8MW solar PV plant, we have achieved the first step in reaching our ambitious targets, and we are very proud to do our part to reduce our energy costs while protecting the environment”.
UAL are renowned makers of woven and knit garments exported to the USA and European markets, and currently employ around 12,000 people.
The 1.8MWp solar plant consists of 3,334 solar panels and has an annual generation capacity of 2.3 GWh and will reduce their carbon emissions by 33,100 tonnes, the equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by more than 64,500 trees.
“This is a very exciting project. With this new solar plant, United Aryan EPZ will reduce its electricity costs by an estimated 72% from the first month and will save around US$5.3 million over the course of the lifecycle of the solar plant.”
Solarise Africa provided the full-service commercial solution to finance the project. “This is a very exciting project. With this new solar plant, United Aryan EPZ will reduce its electricity costs by an estimated 72% from the first month and will save around US$5.3 million over the course of the lifecycle of the solar plant,” said Sakkie van Wijk, Chief Commercial Officer at Solarise Africa.
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“We have been proud to partner with UAL on their sustainability journey - from their first move towards sustainable washer systems to this significant shift towards renewable energy, as well as future clean energy expansions. We look forward to continuing our support as they grow their operations in an environmentally friendly way,” van Wijk concluded.
The engineering, procurement and construction were managed by Premier Solar Solutions, the Kenyan subsidiary of Starsight Premier Energy Group. “We are very proud to have been chosen to install UAL's inaugural solar PV system”, said Rupesh Hindocha, CEO of Starsight Premier Energy Group. “As we work with UAL to provide clean energy to power both current and future operations, we are confident that the system will deliver the expected benefits, both financial and environmental.”
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About Solarise Africa
Solarise Africa is a pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company. Through their smart financing solutions, they unlock possibilities and empower their partners to thrive and actively drive Africa’s progress. Solarise Africa works with a selected group of renewable energy solution companies and collaborates very closely with partners to provide a range of tailor-made financial solutions. For more information, please visit www.solariseafrica.com
About United Aryan
UAL was established in 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya by already established promoters in the garment industry with expertise in Apparel manufacturing, global sourcing, and selling. UAL is the biggest apparel manufacturer in Sub Saharan Africa having very high standards of compliance; exporting to global brands/retailers in America & Europe. For more information, visit https://www.unitedaryan.net/
About Premier Solar
Premier Solar Solutions, the Kenyan subsidiary of Starsight Premier Energy Group, is a market leader in the provision of end-to-end distributed solar PV solutions to the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector in Kenya. Services provided include load profiling, structural surveys, design, engineering, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, financing, operation & maintenance (O&M) and remote monitoring.?