About us
dt investments is a Saudi based firm specializing in smart infrastructure investments, developing and venturing in new energy, digital energy, off-grid energy, technology and mobility frontiers across the Middle East, Africa and Emerging Asia.
dt investments deploys capital along with Siemens Financial Services through its strategic Joint Venture, Capton Energy, across development projects and aims to establish the first ESG Fund in the Middle East.
dt investments also aims to identify good Private Equity and Venture Capital markets opportunities, and the creation of specialized investments vehicles.
Vision
Mission
The Team
The
Team
Khaled Sharbatly
Chief executive officer of desert technologies investments
Haytham Abdo
Director of Origination
Valeria Cantello
Chief Operating Officer
Samar Almahanna
Operations Manager
sectors
RENEWABLE POWER
- Projects development & ownership
- Engineering, procurement & construction
- Operation & maintenance
- Energy efficiency
The transition to renewable energy is on an accelerated path, with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology representing more than 50% of the total capacity additions expected by 2030.
Moving from its sound experience in the PV sector, di focuses on developing, building, owning and operating solar power systems, acting at each level of the value chain through a port-folio of highly specialized companies.
digital energy
- Energy storage
- Mini-grids
- Smart metering
- Energy management systems
The future of energy runs through digital technologies, and is driven by solutions creating a more connected, intelligent, efficient, reliable and sustainable world.
Based in KSA, homeland to the most advanced futuristic mega cities, di has implemented a full strategy for the sector starting from its very first enabler: energy storage, for both off-grid and utility scale applications.
smart mobility
- Electric-vehicles charging stations
- Charging stations management
- Fleet charging management
- Planning
Electric vehicles are rapidly transforming the automotive industry, and in less than a decade they will globally represent more than 50% of annual sales.
With its flagship projects, in partnership with luxury car brands and leading automakers, di is at the fore-front of the mobility innovation, focusing on installing and operate the electric vehicles charging infrastructure.
portfolio
desert technolgies services
dt Services is a leading full turnkey EPC (Engineering, Construction and Procurement) and O&M (Operation & Maintenance) contractor focused on activities in the GCC, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa, specializing in the utility scale, rooftop, ground-mounted, car parking and other hybrids integrating system in both PV & ESS solutions.
With a track record of 160 MW of projects installed, dt Services is among the largest solar contractors in Saudi Arabia.
Nurun Digital Energy
Nurun is a product developer and provider of cost-effective energy, water and data solutions dedicated to rural and remote locations.
Recently Nurun launched SAHARA, the solar container for on-grid and off-grid applications.
Capton Energy
Founded on an exclusive partnership with Siemens in 80 Countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Capton Energy is the solar investment and development platform within the portfolio Companies.
To further pursue its strategy, Capton Energy is aimed to establish the first ESG Fund in the Middle East.
track records
track
records
ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
- Saudi Aramco - Tabuk, Tabuk, KSA , 1 MW, solar ground mounted
- SCMC, Makkah, KSA, 4 MW, solar roof top and ground mounted solar hybrid system
- SEC, Jeddah, KSA, 30 kW, solar rooftop and solar carport
- FEMCO, Royal Commission Yanbu , Yanbu, KSA, 78.2 kW, solar rooftop and carport
- Al Basateen Compound, Jeddah, KSA, 49 kW, solar roof top
- NCB, Jeddah & Riyadh, KSA, 168 kW, solar roof top and carport
- NCB, Jeddah, KSA, 25 kW, solar roof top
- Adel AlEsayi Villa, Jeddah, KSA, 29.7 kW, solar rooftop
- Ameen AlEsayi Villa, Jeddah, KSA, 20.2 kW, solar rooftop
- Arc, Benban, Egypt, 65.7 MW, solar utility scale
- Arinna, Benban, Egypt, 29.4 MW, solar utility scale
- Winnergy, Benban, Egypt, 29.4 MW, solar utility scale
- Falcon Ma’an, Jordan, 23.1 MW, solar utility scale
- Shamsuna, Aqaba, Jordan, 10.08 MW, solar utility scale
- EXPO 2020 -Saudi Pavilion, Dubai, UAE, 198 kW, solar roof top
- UNDP, Togo, 100,000 solar street-lights
- Al-Zaatari – UNOPS, Refugee Camp Almafraq, Jordan, 87 kW, solar off grid system
- Madaris Solar Energy W.L.L., Bahrain, 1.2 MW, solar roof top
- Midal -Mozambique, 2.2 MW, solar roof top with diesel generators and batteries.
Development and Investment
- Arc, Benban, Egypt, 65.7 MWp, solar utility scale
- Arinna, Benban, Egypt, 29.4 MWp, solar utility scale
- Winnergy, Benban, Egypt, 29.4 MWp, solar utility scale
- Falcon Ma’an, Jordan, 23.1 MWp, solar utility scale
- Madaris Solar Energy W.L.L., Bahrain, 1.2 MWp, solar roof top
EV Infrastructure Initiatives
- Porsche Middle East, Feasibility study for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure at Porsche’s dealerships, 22 Countries (Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan)
- Audi Middle East, Feasibility study for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure at Audi’s dealerships, GCC Countries
- Porsche Middle East, Roll-out management of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure at Porsche’s dealerships, 22 Countries (Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan)
- SAMACO, Installation of electric vehicle chargers at Porsche dealerships, KSA
- Electromin, Installation of Formula 1 electric vehicle chargers, Jeddah, KSA
Digital Energy
- Solar containers, Northern Region, KSA, 840 kW (solar) and 1.972 kWh (batteries), off-grid fast charging stations
- Paris-Dakar Event, Neom, KSA, solar containers powering NEOM bivouac
