Dubai: PTL Solar, experts in solar street lighting solutions and part of Green Energy, has become the exclusive distributor in the Middle East and Africa for Reliance Solar Group, part of Reliance Industries, one of India's largest private sector enterprises.
Following the dealership announcement yesterday, Dr Farooq Abdullah, India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy, inaugurated the first exclusive international Reliance showroom at the Dubai Creek Towers in Deira.
Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water, was the chief guest at the ceremony that was also attended by Ali Bin Towaih, Executive Director of Enpark and Sustainable Energy and Environment Division (SEED) at Tecom Investments, and Rabindra Satpathy, President of Reliance Solar Group, as guests of honour.
Business partners, suppliers, and customers of PTL Solar, as well as a few members of a delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) also attended the event.
Prabissh Thomas, Managing Director of PTL Solar, briefed guests about the offerings of the showroom and the details of the distributorship agreement with Reliance Solar Group.
Reliance Solar Group specialises in solutions ranging from solar lanterns, home lighting and street lighting to water purification, refrigeration and solar air conditioners — all based on solar energy.
As part of its campaign to transform the existing lighting system into solar-based applications, PTL Solar has supplied its solar energy outdoor lighting units GRENlite to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) as well as Tecom Investments' Dubai Outsource Zone and Dubai Internet City.
In addition, the company has installed solar car park lights for Nakheel in the Waterfront project, as well as illuminated the first automotive factory in the UAE for heavy vehicles assembled by Scania.
