Casino gaming and entertainment casino developer, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has teamed up with a local SME, Man Io Energy, to develop Macau’s largest solar array. Melco is the first integrated resort in Macauto installon-site renewable energy technology by installing over 18,000 solar photovoltaic panels covering close to 30,000 square meters of rooftop space at their flagship integrated resort City of Dreams and Studio City.
Once fully operational, the system will have the capacity to generate a total of nearly 7.7 million kWh of energy per year, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 1,500 average households over a period of 12 months. Each year, the system is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 6,000 tonnes, equivalent to the volume of CO2 that 260,000 trees would absorb in one year.
“We are thrilled as a local small and medium enterprise to have the opportunity to collaborate with Melco on this pioneering sustainability project for Macau’s gaming and hospitality industry. The vast scale of the system has never before been seen in Macau, and through the ongoing partnership with Melco, our company has gained valuable knowledge and on-the-field experience to establish its foundation as a forerunner in the area of sustainable energy,” says Sam Liu, Director of Business Development at Man Io Energy.
