Arab solar energy company gets awarded for its sustainable vision in Beirut, Lebanon.
They sealed a $15 million round of financing this year; now Abu Dhabi’s solar developer Enviromena Power Systems (“Enviromena”) won the “Sustainable Development of the Environment Award” at the Takreem Arab Achievement Awards held in Beirut last month.
Hosted by Al Jazeera’s star Laila Al-Shaikhli, in Beirut, the awards were to honor achievements in the Arab world. Presented at a gala dinner of over 500, the winners met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman the following day, and included Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan (who we met 2 months ago) on the jury committee as well as former United Nations Secretary General Boutros Butros-Ghali.
Enviromena’s CEO Sami Khoreibi was happy to say in a press announcement: “As the only UAE company to be selected for an award, we are particularly pleased to represent both Abu Dhabi and the UAE and wish to thank our investors, management team and the Abu Dhabi Government for their progressive Green initiatives which have helped create the marketplace we operate in.”
Ricardo Karam, founder of the awards explained the concept behind the awards ceremony as a means to dispel negative myths about the Arab world: “The awards are an important tool in dispelling Arabic stereotypes and instilling a sense of pride in the achievements of the Arabic culture, our people and the companies that operate within it. Enviromena is an extremely deserving recipient and through their projects plays an active role in the wide scale implementation of sustainable development across the Gulf.”
Other winners included Nahida Nakad for the “Arab Woman of the Year” award.
For Enviromena, the award is icing on the cake. In the last year, it won a number of Middle East based awards including “Power Plant Operator of the Year” and “Energy Efficiency Awards” at the Middle East Power and Water Awards. The company, it reports, also completed the largest grid connected solar power plant in the Middle East, the Masdar 10MW Solar Plant in June last year.
Author: Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]
