Engineer Hatem Al-Mousa, Executive Director of Sharjah National Oil Corporation, stated that SNOC and “Emerge” company, owned by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company “Masdar” and the French Electricity Company “EDF”, signed the agreement during the activities of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC).
Speaking to “Sharjah 24”, Engineer Al-Mousa confirmed that the solar energy project will be located in the corporation’s Sajaa Gas Complex, and the project aims to provide the electrical energy necessary for the complex’s operations, and the capacity of the new station is 60 megawatts, with the export of surplus solar energy during the day to the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, which, in turn, will provide the electricity needed for SNOC’s operations during the night.
He added that SNOC seeks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by converting more units that currently operate on gas to electrically powered devices.
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