A rooftop solar plant at United Aryan, in Kenya
Kenya-based apparel manufacturer United Aryan has officially switched to using green power for manufacturing and inaugurated its new rooftop solar plant.
The 1.8 MW plant is the largest operational rooftop solar facility in East Africa.
The rooftop plant comprises of 3 334 solar panels and has generation capacity of 2.3 GWh/y. It will reduce the operation’s carbon emissions by 33 100 t/y.
Solarise Africa, which provided the full-service commercial solution to finance the project, says United Aryan, which manufactures woven and knit garments mostly for export to the US and European markets, will reduce its electricity costs by about 72% from the first month and will save more than $5-million over the life of the plant.
The engineering, procurement and construction were managed by Premier Solar Solutions – a Kenya-based subsidiary of Starsight Premier Energy Group.