REG-TotalEnergies SE TotalEnergies and Veolia Partner to Build the Largest Solar System for a Desalination Plant in Oman

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TotalEnergies and Veolia Partner to Build the Largest Solar System for a
Desalination Plant in Oman

 

TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Veolia have signed an
agreement to start the construction of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV)
systems providing power for a desalination plant in Oman, in the city of Sur.
The power plant will be located on the site of the Sharqiyah Desalination
plant, which is a reference in Oman and in the gulf region, supplying drinking
water to more than 600,000 inhabitants of the Sharqiyah region.

This 17-megawatt peak (MWp) solar project will be the first of its kind to be
installed in the region. It produces annually over 30,000 megawatt-hours (MWh)
of green electricity, or more than a third of the desalination plant's daily
consumption, enabling it to avoid close to 300,000 tons of CO(2) emissions.

This is in line with Oman’s National Energy Strategy to convert 30% of its
electricity use to renewable sources by 2030. The plant will be equipped with
more than 32,000 high-efficiency solar panels and will use an innovative
East-West tracker system to increase energy production. It will cover an area
of 130,000 square meters, equivalent to approximately 18 football pitches.

“At Veolia, we are committed to bring the ecological transformation in the
water sector for our clients and for our own assets. We’re happy to launch
the construction of the solar plant on our desalination unit in the city of
Sur, to be able to power it with the green electricity while drastically
reducing its carbon footprint, Estelle Brachlianoff, Chief Executive Officer
of Veolia said. As one of the key players of Oman’s water sector, Veolia is
fully committed to supporting Oman’s Vision 2040 sustainability objectives
for the Sultanate’s communities and industries and our solar project with
TotalEnergies goes in this direction.”

“This project is in line with our strategy to develop renewable energy in
the Middle East and provide our customers with clean, reliable and affordable
energy solutions. We are committed to helping Veolia decarbonize its
operations, building on our strong track record of deploying renewable energy
solutions at highly technical and complex sites. As a global multi-energy
company, our goal is to contribute to the development of renewables in Oman
and its region,” said Vincent Stoquart, Senior Vice President Renewables at
TotalEnergies

Veolia is deploying solutions to optimize the energy efficiency of its
desalination activities, including its Sharqiyah Desalination plant. The
Group, in partnership with TotalEnergies, has decided to take a further step
towards green transformation by using renewable energy to power the plant
instead of fossil fuels.

TotalEnergies aims to assist producing countries in building a more
sustainable future through a better use of the country’s natural resources,
including solar energy, which will directly improve the accessibility of
cleaner, more reliable and more affordable electricity. The Company is
leveraging its leadership position in the region to develop large-scale solar
projects in Qatar, Iraq and Libya. These projects illustrate the sustainable
development model of TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company that
supports producing countries in their energy transition.

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TotalEnergies and renewables electricity

As part of its ambition to get to net zero by 2050, TotalEnergies is building
a portfolio of activities in renewables and electricity. At the end of June
2022, TotalEnergies' gross renewable electricity generation capacity is 12 GW.
TotalEnergies will continue to expand this business to reach 35 GW of gross
production capacity from renewable sources and storage by 2025, and then 100
GW by 2030 with the objective of being among the world's top 5 producers of
electricity from wind and solar energy.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets
energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is
ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people
as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable
development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.

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About Veolia

Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation.
With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides
game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste
and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities,
Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and
replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group provided 79 million inhabitants with
drinking water and 61 million with sanitation, produced nearly 48 million
megawatt hours and recovered 48 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement
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