Sands China Ltd. says a quarter of its guest shuttle buses are now running on compressed natural gas technology as the SAR advances its goal to become a “clean city.”
According to Inside Asian Gaming, the company said it now operates a total of 38 clean energy buses. It was the first Macau concessionaire to use CNG-powered buses when it rolled out 30 for the launch of the Parisian Macao in September 2016. The Parisian’s entire fleet operates on clean energy.
GGRAsia reports that the firm aimed to have 30 percent of its fleet using clean energy by the end of the year.
“The company introduced clean energy vehicles to its shuttle service in support of the environmental protection strategies of the Macau SAR government, and as a way to proactively contribute to the development of Macau as a green city,” Sands China stated.
In mid-March, the head of Macau’s Transport Bureau, Lam Hin San, noted he hoped that by the year 2023 the city’s Big 6 casino concessionaires will be exclusively clean-energy vehicles to transport customers. He said the local gaming industry has made a commitment to the government that at least 15 percent of the passenger buses run by each casino licensee would be powered by clean-energy sources, either electricity or compressed natural gas, by May 1.
“In addition, the Venetian Macao added eight clean-energy guest shuttles to its fleet this month, bringing Sands China’s total number of clean energy buses to 38,” the Sands declared.
“Sustainable operations are at the core of our business philosophy, and utilizing clean energy vehicles is one of the many ways we work to decrease our carbon footprint and lessen our environmental impact,” said Mark McWhinnie, the company’s senior vice president of resort operations and development, in a statement.
Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd announced on April 19 that one of its subsidiaries would introduce what it termed a “new-energy” shuttle bus service in Macau starting from May. The number of such buses would be increased gradually, the firm stated in a press release.
Last week Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd said it had purchased 20 electricity-powered buses to serve its Macau properties starting in May. In March, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. stated it was the first of the Big 6 to launch regularly-scheduled electrically-powered shuttle buses to carry patrons.
