Dubai Health to install solar systems across 26 facilities
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Dubai Health has signed an agreement with Positive Zero to install solar power systems across 26 healthcare facilities in Dubai, expanding the use of renewable energy in the sector.
The project includes rooftop and carport solar installations with a combined capacity exceeding 14.1 megawatts. Solar carports will also create nearly 3,000 shaded parking spaces for patients, visitors and staff. When completed, the scheme will account for the largest solar car park capacity in the UAE healthcare sector.
In the first year, solar systems at 13 facilities are expected to generate about 10,700 megawatt-hours of electricity. Over the term of the agreement, the project is projected to reduce nearly 167,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the impact of planting around 4.3 million trees.
Positive Zero will also implement efficiency measures at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, including its first Cooling-as-a-Service project. The system is expected to deliver energy savings of up to 15 per cent and prevent more than 9,500 tons of carbon emissions during the project lifecycle. The initiative supports the UAE Demand Side Management Program and Dubai Demand Side Management Strategy 2030.
Representatives present included Dr Amer Sharif, CEO of Dubai Health; Khalifa Baqer, Chief Operating Officer of Dubai Health; Dr Amer Al Zarooni, CEO of Al Jalila Foundation; Mohammed Abdulghaffar Hussain, Chairman of Positive Zero; and David Auriau, CEO of Positive Zero.
Khalifa Baqer said the expansion of solar energy reflects Dubai Health’s focus on environmentally responsible operations while maintaining care standards. Mohammed Abdulghaffar Hussain said the project supports the UAE’s Net Zero objectives. David Auriau said the transition will affect millions of patient interactions across Dubai Health facilities each year.
The UAE aims to double energy efficiency and triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 under its Net Zero Strategy 2050 and national demand-side strategies. Positive Zero previously completed a solar rooftop and carport installation at Al Jalila Foundation in support of Dubai Health’s activities.