The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) plans to use biofuels in all of its facilities at the tourist destination “the Red Sea”, local reports have said.
To that end, the company has chosen MAN Energy Solutions to provide 25 sets of biofuel generators for the sustainable tourism destination.
With a total production capacity of 112 megawatts, the generators are expected to service over 200 kilometers on the shores of the TRSDC project, which encompasses an archipelago of more than 90 islands with a total area of 28,000 square kilometers.
The sustainable infrastructure reportedly relies on renewable energy supplies without depending on the national electric grid at all.
The destination will apparently be operated by relying on solar energy stations that include storage batteries with the system of MAN GenSets in six locations.
These generators will reportedly have engines that will let them use the climate-neutral B100 biofuel.
The development of the infrastructure for renewable energy supplies was said to have been implemented by a consortium led by Saudi ACWA Power.
TRSDC CEO John Pagano said the company seeks to push work progress forward and investing in renewable energy resources, which helps it set new global standards in the renewable tourism field.
He said: “Even if solar energy is not available, the energy source will continue to be completely climate-neutral thanks to our engines.”
The Red Sea destination’s importance lies in supporting the economic diversity strategy that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopts through providing job opportunities, encouraging entrepreneurship, and attracting local and foreign investments in Saudi Arabia, as part of the Saudi Vision 2030.
