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28 March 2024

Region’s 1st green district cooling being commissioned

An artist’s impression of Empower's green district cooling plant in Business Bay (SUPPLIED)

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Dubai-based district cooling services provider Empower has begun commissioning region’s first district cooling plant built in line with green building principles, the company announced on Wednesday.

The facility provides 45,000 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT) of cooling services to developments in Dubai’s Business Bay.

“The commissioning of the new Business Bay plant is a demonstration of how seriously Empower takes sustainability. The facility has been planned according to international and regional benchmarks in sustainability—the design is in line with Leed building principles, as well as Dubai Executive Council’s directives on environmental sustainability,” Empower CEO Ahmad Bin Shafar said.

The plant is company’s second facility in the Business Bay area and increases the geographic scope of the company to include buildings from Sheikh Zayed Road to Al Khail Road. Construction of plant has been completed in just over a year and includes state of the art infrastructure such as pumps, chillers, water tanks, cooling towers and office space. This is the fastest commissioning of a district cooling facility of its size in the Middle East.

 “This plant will be an integral part of a multi- facility district cooling network in Business Bay. On completion, the Business Bay network will provide residential, retail and commercial real estate developments with up to 300,000 RT of cooling services,” he added.