Mr. Walid Al-Ghreri, CEO of Tarshid, stated that the company has conducted field surveys and technical studies on the buildings and facilities within the project's scope, which include 3 buildings. These studies revealed the importance of increasing energy efficiency and reducing consumption in the associated buildings and facilities. The company also identified the necessity of implementing 7 key standards to improve energy efficiency. These standards encompass control, air conditioning, and lighting systems, as well as the chiller control system, scheduling of air handling units, and the installation of variable frequency devices to control their speed and improve performance. Additionally, some cooling water pumps will be replaced with energy-efficient ones. The standards also include upgrading the building management system and integrating the cooling devices to control the efficiency of the newly installed air conditioning and cooling systems.
Moreover, Tarshid will retrofit the lighting systems by replacing the existing traditional lighting with high-performance, energy-efficient LED systems suitable for operational environments. Occupancy sensors and smart motion detectors will also be installed in offices, buildings, and facilities at Northern Border University.
It is worth noting that the project targets an annual electricity consumption of approximately 8 million kilowatt-hours. After the completion of the retroftiing works, consumption is expected to decrease to around 5 million kilowatt-hours annually, achieving a targeted reduction of approximately 33%. In addition to the enhanced performance of air conditioning and lighting systems, the projected savings from the project are equivalent to avoiding the consumption of over 4,000 barrels of oil equivalent and preventing more than 1,000 metric tons of harmful carbon emissions, which is comparable to the environmental impact of planting more than 28,000 saplings annually.
The National Energy Services Company (Tarshid) is committed to supporting the Kingdom's strategic sustainability goals, as outlined in Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to achieve significant energy savings and reduce carbon emissions.
