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TUI's solar campaign accelerates: Three solar parks in Türkiye in operation
Sebastian
Ebel, CEO of the TUI Group: 'This initiative underlines our goal to grow
sustainably and profitably while significantly reducing emissions. We want our
hotels and resorts to be CO2 neutral in the medium term.'
A
quarter of TUI hotels already produce energy from renewable sources to meet
part of their needs.
The
TUI Group has reached a further milestone in its sustainability strategy and is
stepping up its commitment to renewable energies: three of the six planned
solar power plants have recently gone into operation. The photovoltaic systems,
which were connected to the grid in recent weeks, have a total capacity of
around 15 megawatts (MW) and will supply eight hotels in Türkiye with energy
throughout the year.
The
installations are part of the TUI Group's global solar strategy. TUI is working
towards the ambitious goal of achieving CO2 neutrality for its hotels and
resorts in the medium term. At present, a quarter of TUI's hotels already
produce energy from renewable sources to cover part of their needs.
One
of the systems recently connected to the grid is operated by TUI Hotels &
Resorts Türkiye and has a capacity of 6.8 MWp. The electricity produced there
is supplied to the four hotels TUI Blue Palm Garden, TUI Blue Sarigerme Park,
TUI Blue Seno and TUI Magic Life Belek. A planned plant in Şanlıurfa will
supply electricity to TUI Magic Life Masmavi and TUI Blue Grand Azur.
The
other two plants in Türkiye were built as part of the cooperation between TUI
and Akra. They are located in the regions of Elmalı and Alanya. A third solar
plant in the joint venture will be connected to the grid in the course of the
year and further plants are currently being planned. The plants will fully
supply four hotels with electricity.
Sebastian
Ebel, CEO of the TUI Group, said: 'This initiative underlines our aim to grow
sustainably and profitably and to significantly reduce our emissions. The solar
parks in Türkiye provide our local hotels with a cost-effective and
environmentally friendly energy supply. For TUI, the new PV-plants are an
important step towards achieving the sustainability goals to which we are
clearly committed.
Haydar
Barut, Chairman of the Board Akra Hotels, said: “Our goal is to develop a
corporate culture that recognizes the impact of sustainability on our existence
and future. With a total energy generation capacity of 34 million kWh from four
solar power plants, we aim to meet the electricity needs of all our Akra Hotels
facilities with self-generated renewable energy by the end of 2024. Our
near-future plans include boosting the electrification capabilities of all
technical equipment used in our hotels, making them fully electric."
Ebel
is convinced that the TUI Group is on the right track with its expansion of
solar energy: in 2023 alone, around 20 photovoltaic systems were installed at
TUI Hotels & Resorts worldwide to further expand the capacity for
sustainable energy generation. Depending on the region, the hotels also use
geothermal energy and biomass for a diverse energy mix.
Image
Credit: © TUI Group
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