The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will construct the region’s largest solar electric charging station, it was announced on Wednesday.
The station, according to an Ashghal statement, will monitor and control the operation of all the sites involved.
High-efficiency solar cell shades will be established, making it the first bus station in the region working purely on solar energy, one of the important aspects of renewable energy.
These shades containing 10,720 solar panels will generate 4MW per day while working alongside traditional sources (power stations) in order to feed the energy needed to operate the project with highest standards and specifications.
The station will also have 217 double gun electric charging devices, with a capacity of 150KW for buses.
These are in addition to five electric fast chargers for buses, with a capacity of 300KW covering 474 bus bays.
Engineer Abdulhakim al-Hashimi, head of Public Projects at the Building Projects Department, said that Ashghal will provide the necessary infrastructure for charging electric buses and install various types of chargers, including double gun chargers, single chargers to charge buses from either side, and pantographs (fixed and moveable) for charging from above.
“Ashghal will also construct special chambers for feeder transformers with provision of electrical installations with a length of about 100km,” he said, adding that the executing company of this project is a local firm as part of the state’s endeavour to support the local private sector.
High-efficiency solar cell shades will be established, making it the first bus station in the region working purely on solar energy, one of the important aspects of renewable energy.
These shades containing 10,720 solar panels will generate 4MW per day while working alongside traditional sources (power stations) in order to feed the energy needed to operate the project with highest standards and specifications.
The station will also have 217 double gun electric charging devices, with a capacity of 150KW for buses.
These are in addition to five electric fast chargers for buses, with a capacity of 300KW covering 474 bus bays.
Engineer Abdulhakim al-Hashimi, head of Public Projects at the Building Projects Department, said that Ashghal will provide the necessary infrastructure for charging electric buses and install various types of chargers, including double gun chargers, single chargers to charge buses from either side, and pantographs (fixed and moveable) for charging from above.
“Ashghal will also construct special chambers for feeder transformers with provision of electrical installations with a length of about 100km,” he said, adding that the executing company of this project is a local firm as part of the state’s endeavour to support the local private sector.