Sustainability firm Beeah is pushing deeper into new verticals like solar and battery recycling, in a shift away from waste management and waste-to-energy projects.

The UAE’s Energy and Industry Ministry will form a JV with Beeah and Indian lithium-ion battery recycling firm Lohum to develop the UAE’s first EV battery recycling plant, state news agency Wam reports. Lohum and Beeah had signed agreements to develop the plant back in 2024.

The facility will be located inside Beeah’s integrated Waste Management Complex in Al Saja’a, Sharjah, and should this year be able to process 1.5k tonnes of lithium-ion batteries, before doubling capacity in 2028, Wam said. The plant was set to recycle some 30k end-of-life batteries annually, converting the spent cells into energy storage systems (ESS).

ALSO- Masdar and Beeah are teaming up in Sharjah. The two companies signed a joint development agreement to hunt for utility-scale clean energy projects in the emirate, starting with solar, according to a statement. The project marks Beeah’s expansion into utility-scale power projects beyond waste-linked energy and into standalone power generation. The two previously cooperated on the 120 MW landfill solar project.

The scope is flexible and end-to-end: The agreement covers screening, feasibility, grid impact checks, site and solar resource studies, all the way through construction, operations, and maintenance. Solar PV is the core focus, while battery storage is on the table as an option to support grid resilience.

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