Beyon has announced the completion of Phase 2 of the Company’s Solar Park at a recent ceremony. Phase 1 and 2 of the Company’s Solar Park will generate 3.6 GWh of clean energy leading to a carbon footprint saving of over 2000 tonnes and a cost saving of BD105,000 annually.
“We are very proud of an unprecedented achievement in the telecommunications and technology sector, as Beyon’s Data Centre became the first in Bahrain to rely entirely on clean energy generated from the company’s Solar Park, which is located in the Beyon Data Oasis,” says Beyon Chairman, Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.
Upon completion of the third phase of the project, which will be located in Hamala, the total clean energy production of Beyon will be approximately 6 GWh per year.
The ceremony was held in the presence of President of Electricity and Water Authority, HE Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohamed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, HE Mohamed bin Thamer Al Kaabi, Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs, HE Yasser bin Ibrahim Humaidan, Minister of Sustainable Development, HE Noor Bint Ali Al Khulaif, and Director YK Almoayyed & Sons, Mohamed Almoayyed.
