The Insider MALDIVES’ FARI ISLANDS BOOSTS SOLAR ENERGY POWER


Floating solar panels, Fari Islands


Fari Islands – the archipelago in the Maldives home to The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands and Capella Hotel Group’s Patina Maldives – has Ài«oÀÌi` ºÃi}niwV>nÌ }ÀoÜÌh» in iÌà ÀiniÜ>Lli iniÀ}Þ vÀ>miÜoÀk° The destination has recorded a threefold increase in clean energy


contributions in 2025, bringing its solar capacity to 6.4 MWp (megawatt peak). Once fully implemented, the solar systems have the potential to supply up to 50% of the islands’ energy demand on sunny days. Fari Islands – owned by Singapore-based property developer Pontiac


Land Group – has been focused on sustainability since its inception in 2021. During construction, the destination was the largest hospitality


RTQLGEV INQDCNN[ VQ DGPGƂV HTQO VJG WUG QH QHHUKVG OCPWHCEVWTKPI technology, known as Mass Engineered Timber, reducing carbon emissions by more than 6,000 tonnes after production and transportation. All villas were prefabricated to ensure minimal run-off into the marine GEQU[UVGO CPF CNN DWKNFKPIU YGTG FGUKIPGF YKVJ ƃCV TQQHU CNNQYKPI solar panels to be easily mounted. Fari Islands said it is “continuing its trajectory” to minimise


environmental impact across all operations. v>Ài-iÃl>n`ðVom


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č ,iÃoÀÌà E oÌilà h>à inÌÀo`ÕVi` > ÌÜin-VinÌÀi «>Vk>}i VomLinin} ÕL>i >n` Ìhi n`i>n "Vi>n° Guests booking a minimum seven-night stay at JA Enchanted Island Resort in the Seychelles or JA Manafaru in the Maldives will receive a complimentary two-night B&B stay at one of the brand’s three Dubai properties. Located on a private island within the Seychelles’


protected Saint-Anne National Marine Park, JA Enchanted Island Resort features two lodge-style rooms and 11 one and two-bedroom villas, some with private pools. Rates start from £750 per night. JA Manafaru, set within the northernmost atoll of the


Maldives, offers 84 beach and overwater villas ranging from one to three bedrooms, all with private pools. Guests can enjoy all-inclusive dining across six


JA Enchanted Island Resort


restaurants and bars, along with the chance to try complimentary watersports. Rates start at £700 per night. In Dubai, clients can choose from three properties:


JA Lake View Hotel, set on a private 800-metre beach; JA Ocean View Hotel, located in the Jumeirah Beach Residence area; and JA Hatta Fort Hotel, in the Al Hajar Mountains. j>ÀiÃoÀÌÃhoÌilðVom


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