Dubai – Mubasher: ENOC Group opened the first solar-powered service station in the UAE, according to a statement.

The station has installed photovoltaic (PV) solar panels on the roof of the canopy that can produce a peak capacity of 120 kilowatt per hour (kWh) per day, generating approximately 30% more than the average energy required to run the station.

The excess power generated is transmitted back to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's (DEWA) main grid.

The service station will reduce the network’s carbon footprint by 195 equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year.

The station will also deploy several energy saving technologies such as the vapour recovery (VR) system which is expected to convert up to 20,000 litres of fuel.

The group has laid out a detailed plan to deliver 14 service stations by 2017, ENOC Group’s CEO Saif Humaid Al Falasi said.