According to a UNDP study, Lebanon enjoys an advantageous location regarding its sun exposure, with around 300 sunny days in a year and over 8- 9 hours of daily sunshine. Considering this fact, Fransabank decided to make the most out of it to reduce the direct impact of its operations on the environment. 2017 witnessed the complete refurbishment of Fransabank Laboue branch, in the Bekaa region. The branch is strategically sited with reference to its solar power gains and benefits from serval qualifications. The environmental, climate and construction conditions needed to adopt complete solar power were all available.

Therefore, the installation of the solar power solution for Laboue branch was completed and became completely functional. 12 panels were installed on the roof, 32 batteries (6V-225Ah) and a 4000W inverter. The output of the solar inverter is connected to the 3kVA UPS input; accordingly based on 1680W load we must exceed 15 hours of autonomy at the branch (without any energy input).

Ensuing to the project’s success, we are studying the feasibility of reproducing this energy project at other branches; of course subject to the disposal of the requisite conditions