- Ecobank Nigeria has been recognised for installing sustainable energy solutions at 150 sites.
- This feat indicates the bank’s commitment to sustainability and Starsight’s role in helping commercial energy users to achieve their sustainability goals.
- The bank will reduce its carbon emissions by over 45,000 tons over the lifetime of these systems.
Ecobank Nigeria has been recognised for installing sustainable energy solutions at 150 sites. This recognition came in the form of a Sustainability Award presented by Starsight Energy, a Commercial and Industrial (“C&I”) solar power provider in West Africa and the bank’s foremost energy services provider. This feat indicates the bank’s commitment to sustainability and Starsight’s role in helping commercial energy users to achieve their sustainability goals.
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Ecobank has installed 150 solar power installations consisting of about 11MW of installed solar and hybrid generation capacity across its branches in Nigeria. These systems will help the bank reduce its carbon emissions by over 45,000 tons over its lifetime while saving energy costs. Ecobank’s Executive Director of Corporate Banking, Kola Adeleke, noted at the award ceremony that the bank’s partnership with Starsight has enabled Ecobank to reduce its carbon emissions whilst delivering a cleaner working environment that promotes the Bank’s environmental sustainability policy. He also noted that the reliable power supply at our locations has greatly improved uptime for in-branch ATMs, translating to improved income and better brand perception.
Starsight has completed solar power installations in about 500 locations with a total installed capacity of 41MW, 33 MWh of battery storage, and 16,320 HP of cooling capacity across West Africa.