World’s largest integrated off-grid renewable system starts commercial operations

Saudi Arabia ke The Red Sea tourism destination ne ek major sustainability milestone achieve kiya hai. Project ne aaj commercial operations start kiye with an integrated utilities system operating without connection to Saudi Arabia’s national electricity grid.

The system includes a 340 MW solar PV plant and a 1,227 MWh battery energy-storage system, which developers describe as the world’s largest off-grid battery storage system. It currently supplies hotels, Red Sea International Airport, logistics facilities and electric vehicles.

The project can generate up to 760,000 MWh of clean electricity annually and is expected to avoid around 600,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year. It also integrates desalination, wastewater treatment, district cooling and waste management.

Source : Arab News.