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Tawal switches 560 Saudi telecom tower sites from diesel power
Tawal switched 560 telecom tower sites in Saudi Arabia from diesel generators to grid electricity or hybrid power systems.
The change was reported in the company’s 2025 sustainability report, which covers operations in Saudi Arabia and four other countries.
Tawal operates 31,819 tower sites across Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia.
The company estimated that the power switch avoided 42,999 tonnes of direct emissions, measured as carbon dioxide equivalent.
It also reported that 445 sites used renewable energy and that telecom operators shared 6,683 of its towers.
Sharing towers can reduce the need to build additional sites, while the power changes address emissions from running existing ones.
The figures show how Tawal’s growing network is tied to efforts to reduce its environmental impact; no further steps were specified.
Tawal converted 560 Saudi telecom tower sites from diesel generators to the electricity grid or hybrid energy systems.
The company estimated the change avoided 42,999 tonnes of direct carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
The figures appear in Tawal’s fourth annual sustainability report, covering 2025.
At the end of the year, Tawal operated 31,819 tower sites across five countries.
The report also said 445 sites were powered by renewable energy.
- Who
- Tawal, a digital infrastructure company.
- What
- It converted 560 telecom tower sites in Saudi Arabia from diesel generators to the electricity grid or hybrid energy systems.
- When
- The conversion was reported in Tawal’s 2025 sustainability report. The article was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The change reduced reliance on diesel and avoided an estimated 42,999 tonnes of direct carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
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Tawal reported 31,819 tower sites across five countries.
Al Eqtisadiah reported the figures from Tawal’s 2025 sustainability report.
- Converted sites
- 560 Saudi telecom tower sites
- Avoided emissions
- 42,999 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
- Total sites
- 31,819 at the end of 2025
- Countries covered
- Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia
- Renewable-powered sites
- 445
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