01 November 2020
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced that the shoring work has been completed on its new district cooling plant in Za’beel, a key district in Dubai.
The new plant, with a cooling capacity of 50,000 refrigeration tons (RT), is aimed at catering to the increasing demand for environment-friendly district cooling services in the area.
Empower said its existing district cooling plant in DIFC will be interconnected to the new plant in Zabeel, bringing the total cooling capacity of both plants together to 112,000 RT.
The existing and ongoing urban projects in the Zabeel area that include Dubai World Trade Centre buildings, ‘One Zabeel’ Towers and other adjacent projects in DIFC will be served by the plants.
According to Empower, the design of the new plant meets the highest international standards including sustainable buildings standards and considered the urban developments in Dubai, the overall landscape and the iconic buildings in Za’beel.