STELCO Commences 'Rahfehi' Program

With the aim of planting 6,000 trees, STELCO commences its annual Rahfei Program from the company’s 50-megawatt powerhouse in Hulhumale’ on Monday.

This year, the Rahfehi program was officially integrated by the Chair of Parliament’s Environment and Climate Change Committee, Hoarafushi MP Ahmed Saleem, planting a palm tree along with STELCO’s Managing Director Hassan Mughnee, and Deputy Managing Director Dr. Ali Azwar.

During his speech, Saleem emphasized the importance of companies such as STELCO taking the initiative to conduct such programs.

Mughnee mentioned that STELCO will be aiming to get all of its employees and outlets involved in planting the 6,000 trees for this year's program. This marks the fourth consecutive year for STELCO to conduct the program. 

STELCO launched its ‘Rahfehi’ program in response to the pledge made by President Solih to initiate a nation-wide tree planting program in Maldives during the first 100 days of his administration.

STELCO has planted over 10,000 trees since it launched its ‘Rahfehi’ program in 2019. The company planted 2,000 trees in 2019, 3,000 trees in 2020, and 5,000 trees in 2021.