Monday November 9th 2026
P re-delivery inspection centre (PDI) in Halbeath, Dunfermline, where Gensource designed the letters EWMG into the roof of the building in solar panels.
Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson
An East Lothian renewable energy company has completed the latest phase of a major solar installation programme for Eastern Western Motor Group, bringing its total installed solar capacity across the business to 2MW.
Gensource, based in Musselburgh, has worked with one of Scotland’s largest privately owned businesses over the past two years, completing solar installations at 14 dealerships and a number of operational facilities.
The partnership was Gensource’s first major contract after the company launched in December 2022, initially covering six sites at Eastern Western’s luxury car village in Newbridge, Edinburgh.
The latest phase concluded with a 155kW solar installation at Western Commercial in Bellshill.
Once fully operational, the system is expected to save around £17,000 in electricity costs during its first year, with an estimated payback period of five years.
One of the most notable installations so far has been at Eastern Western’s new pre-delivery inspection centre in Halbeath, Dunfermline, where Gensource incorporated the letters EWMG into the building’s rooftop solar panel design.
Across the group’s portfolio, the solar installations are expected to generate around 1.66 million kWh of clean electricity each year.
This is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 660 typical UK homes, or enough energy to power an electric vehicle travelling around the world 230 times.
Gensource also provides electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Eastern Western, offering a wider energy solution for the motor group’s dealerships and facilities.
Josh King, managing director of Gensource, said: “Working with such a prestigious client as Eastern Western has been fantastic for us and has served as a huge springboard for Gensource to achieve fast, sustainable growth.
“They are a forward-thinking company whose trust and support have been hugely important to our progress, and their commitment to quality aligns with ours.
“This has allowed us to demonstrate our ability to deliver a major multi-site solar programme for one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned businesses.”
He added that Gensource had also been helping Eastern Western maintain legacy systems inherited as the group expands its dealership network.
Keith Duncan, group managing director at Eastern Western Motor Group, said the company had completed the second phase of its solar power rollout and was pleased with the results.
He said: “In total we have now fitted solar power and monitoring to 19 businesses and the results from late-spring to early-autumn have been amazing, with many power-hungry sites operating almost entirely on solar power.”
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