KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia has reached another milestone in its journey to lower carbon emissions in its mobility operations with the installation of solar panels at 216 of its retail stations.
In a statement today, Shell Malaysia said this was part of the energy company's drive to adopt a combination of measures to improve its energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint.
The company is working with Cleantech Solar to install solar panels at its retail stations in Malaysia.
So far, a total of 22,505 solar photo voltaic (PV) panels with a total capacity of 10.12 megawatt peak (MWp) have been installed on the roofs of 216 stations as part of the company's commitment to run a safe, efficient, responsible and profitable business.
Exemplifying this, the current number of solar panels in the company's stations can generate 12,939 megawatt hour (MWh) of electrical energy, enough to power roughly 3,740 households in a year.
Mobility Shell general manager Seow Lee Ming said Shell had fitted 216 of its stations with solar panels and will be progressing towards about 350 stations by the end of 2022.
"At Shell, we aim to make the transition towards a low-carbon future possible for our operations and will always look out for initiatives that will enable us to provide cleaner and sustainable energy solutions for our customers," she said.
In 2019, Shell Damansara Jaya and Shell Taman Connaught were the first two retail stations in Malaysia to receive the Green Building Index (GBI) Certification.
The GBI is the country's industry-recognised green rating tool for buildings to promote sustainability in the built environment by saving energy and resources.
These two Shell stations mark the first entries in the new retail fuel category introduced for the certification standard.
The company was also the first in the Asia Pacific region to receive this GBI certification.