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In line with the Saudi Green Initiatives, the unique design of the SPARK residential complexes seamlessly integrates green
technologies while setting a new sustainability standard. It will offer first-rate, safe and competitive amenities for the well-
being of SPARK tenants and its occupiers. Planned to be developed in phases starting in 2022, the facilities have the capacity
to host thousands of employees and their families.

Entities such as SPARK Logistics and SPARK Utilities have been set up recently. What is their role?

SPARK is complemented by two subsidiaries, SPARK Utilities and SPARK Logistics, which support and drive the Park’s

ambitions forward.

SPARK Utilities is the third utilities company in Saudi Arabia to be granted a licence by the Water & Electricity Regulatory
Authority (WERA) to sell and distribute power.

SPARK Logistics is a joint venture created by SPARK and Hutchinson Ports to build a state-of-the-art, fully automated
logistics zone and dry port designed to ensure ease of access to global markets. It will oversee a 3-sq-km dry port that will

enable investors to capture the growing demand for logistics services for energy-related products in the Middle East and
beyond while also serving neighbouring industrial cities. Both subsidiaries strengthen SPARK’s alignment with the kingdom’s
NIDLP objectives and Vision 2030’s ambitions by offering world-class logistics infrastructure, facilitating global reach and
the efficient movement of goods and services within the supply chain.

SPARK has Silver LEED certification – what helped it achieve this certification? What are the renewable energy

sources being developed in the energy city?

SPARK achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Level accreditation, becoming the

world’s first industrial city to receive this green building rating, through its commitment to integrated sustainability practices.
Reducing the city’s carbon footprint, creating an ecosystem for companies to grow with minimal environmental impact, and
applying environmentally conscious techniques in the construction of industrial, commercial, and residential facilities across
SPARK, were instrumental in achieving this certification.

SPARK is also the first to use GFRB non-metallic reinforcement bars instead of steel in bridges which helps in reducing steel
usage by 60 to 70 per cent and cultivating an ecosystem with a low carbon footprint. Further initiatives include the use of
green concrete, which reduces CO2 emissions from cement factories.

SPARK is in the process of constructing a solar farm with the goal of generating 50 per cent of its power from renewable
sources by 2027. It has further established a dual water network, leveraging water circularity, which gives tenants the option
of choosing between potable and treated water. In addition, SPARK is set to be the pioneer in the region, being the first city to

have a solar farm that supplies its tenants with renewable energy.

Are there any specifications set for contractors/third-party to ensure that projects meet environmental and safety
standards?

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