New rooftop solar panels will reduce diesel consumption by up to 86,500 litres – the equivalent of 173 trips from London to the Maldives!

Dusit Thani Maldives has installed rooftop solar panels on its main buildings to reduce its carbon footprint and create clean, renewable energy.

Built especially for a tropical climate, each of the high-quality 797 PV panels will help reduce annual diesel consumption by up to 86,500 litres – which is the equivalent of 229 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions, or 173 trips from London to the Maldives.

Generating 854 KW of electricity per day on average, the solar panels will be able to power at least 28 villas. Alternatively, the energy can be used to desalinate 171 m3 water, wash and dry 1,061 kg laundry, or charge an electric buggy more than 71 times.

The solar panels were installed by Swimsol Maldives, a global leader in offshore photovoltaics with more than 22 years of experience in the European solar industry.

“Sustainability is a way of life here at Dusit Thani Maldives, and we are constantly looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and limit our impact on the environment,” said Mr Johann Reinhold, General Manager, Dusit Thani Maldives. “Combining the two main methods of generating electricity from the sun – photovoltaic and thermal conversion – this new system has the potential to achieve larger economic and environmental returns than wind, solar, or geothermal power, and we look forward to using it to its fullest capacity.”

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