Noticeboard - Fari Islands archipelago expands solar power developments - TTG

Fari Islands, the four-island archipelago and unique ecosystem of world-class hospitality brands including The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, Capella Hotel Group’s Patina Maldives and the innovative Fari Campus, is working collaboratively towards its net zero vision. Announcing significant growth in the islands’ renewable energy framework and photovoltaic (PV) sources, 2025 will see the destination reaching new heights in clean energy contributions, with a threefold increase bringing the total solar capacity at Fari Islands to 6.4 MWp. Once fully implemented, the solar systems have the potential to supply up to 50 percent of the islands’ energy demand on sunny days, with overall solar penetration expected to be slightly below 50 percent when accounting for varying weather conditions.

Since inception in 2021, the Fari Islands development by Singapore-based, luxury property developer, Pontiac Land Group has been anchored in sustainable architecture and design. In its fruition, as the largest hospitality project globally to benefit from the extensive use of offsite manufacturing technology known as ‘Mass Engineered Timber’, the destination was able to reduce carbon emissions by over 6,000 tons after production and transportation. All villas were prefabricated, to ensure minimal run off into the marine ecosystem, and in a departure from the conventional thatched roof structures of the Maldives, villas and amenities were designed with flat roofs, allowing solar panels to be easily mounted. The Fari Islands community continues its trajectory to minimise environmental impact across all operations.

In partnership with Swimsol, the Maldives’ leading solar energy provider and global pioneer in marine floating solar development, SolarSea®, the Fari Islands is working on one of the largest solar installations in the region.