ENGIE Solutions, an international leader in sustainable energy solutions, has delivered energy savings worth an estimated US$23.8mn to its GCC-based clients since year 2014.

The company said that it had helped business and industry in the region reduce their electricity demand by a combined 190 GWh, displacing an estimated 101,242 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the equivalent of removing more than 22,000 cars from the roads.

With Kuwait pledging to reduce its residential and industrial power demand by 10%, while increasing the share of renewables in its power mix to 15 per cent by year 2030, the company is committed to helping the country realise its Vision 2035 sustainable development strategy, according to the General Manager of ENGIE Solutions Kuwait, Yassine Lafhail.

Yassine Lafhail said: “Ventilation, air-conditioning and lighting systems account for around 85 per cent of the energy consumed by buildings at the height of summer in Kuwait, and as much as 60 per cent of the construction sector’s total energy consumption.

“However, installing energy-efficient systems requires significant investment. One way to help organisations transition to lower-carbon operating models is to provide turnkey solutions that cater to their specific needs, build in the necessary financing, and invest on their behalf.”

In Kuwait, the company has recently delivered integrated facilities management and energy efficiency projects for Taiba Hospital, Azzour North Power Plant and the Plot 40 shopping complex, in addition to delivering projects for several 5-star hotels and one of the region’s largest banks.

ENGIE Solutions Kuwait was the 1st energy solutions specialist in the country to launch an energy management team dedicated to both retrofitting existing infrastructure and designing new energy efficiency systems – paid for with the savings they generate.

One of these projects was the Green Mosques pilot project delivered in partnership with the National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC), and inaugurated by the undersecretaries of the Ministry of Awqaf and the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewables. The project reduced the energy consumption of the 3 mosques by a third.

ENGIE Solutions currently manages more than 200 projects across the GCC, spanning 500km2 in total. The company is actively raising awareness of the business case for greater investment in building energy efficiency, through regular workshops in partnership with the Ministry of Electricity and Water, training in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, and various local CSR initiatives.

Digitalisation will be an important driver of energy efficiency in the future, enabling hydrocarbons-dependent countries such as Kuwait to diversify their economies in the future. ENGIE Solutions is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and other digital solutions to improve the performance, reliability and measurement of its energy solutions.