SERVIOR Installs Solar Panels at Senior Citizens’ Home in Dudelange

On Friday 18 September 2026, Luxembourg residential care, support and services provider for the elderly, SERVOIR, inaugurated the installation of a new photovoltaic installation at its “Grand-Duc Jean” Senior Citizens’ Home in Dudelange.

The inauguration ceremony welcomed Max Hahn, Luxembourg’s Minister for Family Affairs, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception; the Mayor of Dudelange, Dan Biancalana; Dominique Faber, Chair of SERVIOR’s Board of Directors; Alain Dichter, Director General of SERVIOR; as well as other members of SERVIOR’s management.

SERVIOR said that the Dudelange installation, located on the roof of the Home, is one of its largest. A total of 556 solar panels have been installed on the roof. Each panel has a peak capacity of 450 watts. In total, the panels have a capacity of 250 kilowatts and produce 240 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. This means that the Home’s electricity consumption can be reduced by around 20%. This corresponds to savings of approximately 85 tonnes of CO₂. It is one of the many photovoltaic installations operated by SERVIOR across the country, helping to prepare SERVIOR for a more energy-efficient future.

Photovoltaic energy strengthens independence

SERVIOR detailed that photovoltaic energy helps reduce dependence on a volatile electricity market characterised by uncertainty and fluctuating costs and will also help offset market price increases in the future. It also makes it possible to reduce the amount of electricity purchased.

In order to continue successfully expanding photovoltaic energy, a feasibility analysis was carried out for all existing SERVIOR Homes. For some of them, the installation of photovoltaic panels is not yet possible for various reasons, including urban-planning and heritage restrictions, roof configurations or the future use of the buildings over the medium term.

For many homes, however, such installations were and remain feasible. Photovoltaic installations have already been fully installed at SERVIOR’s “Maisons des aînés” in Troisvierges, Schlassbleck in Vianden, Dudelange, Wiltz and Bascharage. Installations are currently under way in Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette and Rumelange.

The photovoltaic installation in Diekirch is currently at the detailed planning stage.

SERVIOR said this represents a total peak capacity of approximately 1,700 kilowatt-peak, enabling SERVIOR to reduce its overall annual electricity requirements by around 12%. The total amount of CO₂ emissions avoided each year through these installations is approximately 550 tonnes.

According to SERVIOR, every new senior citizens’ home will be equipped with its own photovoltaic installation, provided that there are no urban-planning restrictions preventing this. This will notably be the case for the new Home in Rumelange, which is scheduled to open in the second half of 2027.

The electricity generated on the rooftops is consumed directly by SERVIOR. Any surplus electricity generated during summer days that cannot be consumed on site is fed into the energy community established by the care provider. It can therefore be used to supply a senior citizens’ home that does not have its own photovoltaic installation.

“At SERVIOR, we are proud to keep pace with the times and to use renewable energy. This allows us to reduce our costs and strengthen our energy independence,” explains Max Kremer, Director of Infrastructure and Finance at SERVIOR.

Caption: SERVIOR's new photovoltaic installation at its “Grand-Duc Jean” Senior Citizens’ Home in Dudelange

Credit: SERVIOR