“ We have some great partners here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . To maintain our services , we have built our transportation hub , our mobility hub and our marine service facility . We have our seaplane maintenance and service facility within the airport that allows us to do everything we need to do here on site .”
Red Sea Global created its EV charging network with 2030 in mind . All the islands and holiday destinations are built with enough chargers to make Red Sea Global the largest single-point charging network in Saudi Arabia .
“ As we move forward and continue our development , we will become one of the largest charging operators in the world ,” says Flourou . “ When we start these projects , you look at it as a whole and it can be overwhelming , but we all work towards the same goal .”
Phase two of Red Sea Global ’ s sustainable mobility initiative is utilising hydrogen energy .
Hydrogen energy and autonomous vehicles Despite the abundance of solar energy potential in the Kingdom , hydrogen is , Flourou believes , the energy of tomorrow .
“ We are developing hydrogen as a part of our mobility strategy and we have worked with several partners across our ecosystem of land , sea and air to get things going .”
The initial chauffeur-driven fleet of 80 zero-emission battery electric vehicles , features luxury models including Mercedes-Benz EQS and Lucid Air cars , will grow to over 300 EV buses and 300 EV cars over the coming year . This year , the company is working towards building a containerised electrolyser , which will create hydrogen from water and air . But challenges around that have also been tough .
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