TotalEnergies launches new solar powered service station in Tanzania
The opening marks a new step in the company’s plans to build a network of solarized forecourts in the country and across the world.
TotalEnergies launched a new solarized service station in Tanzania, located in Dar es-Salaam city. Customers that approach the site will be able to enjoy its services and products powered by solar energy.
The new forecourt is the 24th solar powered station by TotalEnergies in the country and is part of the company’s plan to transform nearly 5,000 stations across 7 countries. These plans include the installation of solar panels at 1,000 stations per year.
"It is with great honour and pride that we are here today to reveal our milestone and ambition as the first oil marketing company in Tanzania to have solarized service stations which is in line with our climate ambition to have net zero carbon emission and a reflection of our transition from Total Tanzania to TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania," said Jean-Francois Schoepp, Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania according to a report by local news site allAfrica.com.
During the opening event of the station held last Monday, Schoepp gave details of TotalEnergies’ plans in the country for the deployment of these forecourts. The company representative specified that the aim is to solarize up to 68 service stations by the end of 2022 as well as its industrial sites such as its Dar es Salaam terminal and its Lubricants Oil Blending Plant.
"The transformation of Total to TotalEnergies marks a tremendous development in the energy sector in the country as we have witnessed today that Tanzanians can fuel up with sunlight, enjoy a beverage made by solar power and even recharge their batteries at the speed of light when at TotalEnergies service stations," added January Makamba, Minister for Energy of Tanzania, who was present at the opening.
