WITH OVER 350 MWP OF PROJECTS IN OPERATION, CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING, AWARDED, YELLOW DOOR ENERGY LEADS THE REGIONAL SOLAR SECTOR. second sustainability report, titled From Promise to Progress: Our Journey Towards a Just Energy Transition, detailing its initiatives and progress in this space. Alongside this, the company issued its second carbon footprint report, underscoring its commitment to decarbonising its operations.
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Yellow Door Energy operating in South Africa adds 32.7 MWp capacity
Yellow Door Energy, the sustainable energy partner for businesses in Africa and Middle East, announced its 2024 results, highlighting significant project milestones and sustainability progress. In 2024, the company added 32.7 megawatts-peak, MWp to its rapidly growing portfolio. This includes its acquisition of five operating projects in Oman.
Jeremy Crane, Group CEO of Yellow Door Energy, said:“ In 2024, Yellow Door Energy commissioned 27 solar power projects across South Africa, UAE, Bahrain, and Oman. Our swift project execution reflects the exceptional collaboration amongst our teams and contractors and aligns with the Net Zero ambitions of governments in the region. I extend my gratitude to all who contributed to accelerating the Just Energy Transition. We look forward to unveiling even more projects and reaching new milestones in 2025.”
As part of its efforts to drive a sustainable future, Yellow Door Energy published its
WITH OVER 350 MWP OF PROJECTS IN OPERATION, CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING, AWARDED, YELLOW DOOR ENERGY LEADS THE REGIONAL SOLAR SECTOR. second sustainability report, titled From Promise to Progress: Our Journey Towards a Just Energy Transition, detailing its initiatives and progress in this space. Alongside this, the company issued its second carbon footprint report, underscoring its commitment to decarbonising its operations.
With over 350 MWp of projects in operation, under construction, in planning or awarded, Yellow Door Energy continues to lead the solar sector in the region. Its projects are developed through innovative solar leases or power purchase agreements, enabling business owners to transition to solar power and significantly reduce electricity costs without incurring any upfront capital expenditure.
The newly commissioned solar power plants feature 61,500 solar panels, utilising rooftop solar, ground-mounted solar and carport solar applications. More than 550,000 person-hours were dedicated to building the solar power plants, all completed with zero recordable incidents. This achievement highlights the company’ s commitment to rigorous quality, health, safety, security and environmental, QHSSE practices and their strict implementation across all its projects.
To date, Yellow Door Energy’ s operational projects in the region have generated 842,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity, equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 328,000 metric tons. This achievement supports the Net Zero and clean energy ambitions of governments in the countries where the company operates.
Yellow Door Energy is the sustainable energy partner for businesses, serving commercial and industrial customers in Africa and Middle East. The company’ s solar and battery energy storage system, BESS solutions enable businesses to reduce energy costs,
Jeremy Crane, Group CEO, Yellow Door Energy
improve power reliability and lower carbon emissions. These solutions, operating under a solar lease or power purchase agreement, PPA, directly contribute to companies’ and countries’ Net Zero targets.
As part of its ongoing thought leadership and community development initiatives, Yellow Door Energy’ s team conducted seven educational workshops for students across South Africa, UAE, Bahrain, and Jordan.
The company’ s achievements were recognised with six prestigious industry awards, including the Excellence in Solar Project Management award from SolarQuarter and Bahrain’ s Al Bilad Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Environmental Excellence category. p
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