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• SOHAR is first Middle East Port with full LED street lighting
• New Philips lighting system will reduce power usage by up to 60 %
• No glare lights will also enhance road safety around the Port
SOHAR Port and Freezone announced another first this week, with the installation of a full LED street lighting system for the Port and Freezone concession areas. Before the end of the year, over 2,200 streetlights will have been replaced with new energy efficient and low-maintenance luminaires from Philips. The new LED fixtures have a burn time of over 60,000 hours, without replacement or major maintenance, equivalent to around twelve years of normal usage.
“ In a challenging leasing environment, superior pre-built offerings support businesses with their logistics requirements and the success of KLP’ s Phase 1 only proves that Kizad is the ideal solution offering an exceptional location, world-class infrastructure and dedicated investor support in a competitive operating environment,” he continued.
KLP warehouses are each equipped with 7 metre clear height to eaves on a 1.3 metre raised floor level, dedicated loading areas, ramp access and designated on-site parking. Each unit has an area of 1,133 square metres with a mezzanine office( shell and core) and larger units can be created by removing internal walls – up to 9,064 square metres. Ample power for air conditioning is provided in all warehouses and cold storage options in selected units. It is worth noting that the next phase of development within Kizad will be the free zone pre-built warehouses( Free Zone KLP) currently under design.
SOHAR BUILDS ON ITS GREEN PORT CREDENTIALS WITH LED STREET LIGHTING
Following a two-year research and testing phase for the best international solutions, SOHAR has invested over US $ 750,000 in the upgrade, which will substantially help to reduce carbon emissions thanks to power savings of around 60 %. The Port plans to break even on the investment with reduced utility costs within four years.
In the future, the system can be upgraded to dim automatically when no one is using the road, to further reduce power usage. And there are long-term plans to power the system independently from the grid, using solar panels or other renewable energy sources. Safety in the Port’ s concession areas will also be enhanced thanks to better lighting, especially at road junctions, and the evenly spread, lowglare quality of Philips LED lighting.
SOHAR has a well-earned reputation in the region for being at the forefront of environmental initiatives. SOHAR plays an active part in the World Ports Climate Initiative( WPCI), and uses the Environmental Ship Index( ESI) to identify seagoing ships that perform better in reducing emissions than required by current global standards. SO- HAR rewards cleaner ships by dis-
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