Empower awards $44.7m contract to build district cooling plant in Za’abeel

Empower awards $44.7m contract to build district cooling plant in Za’abeel

Dubai-based Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has awarded a construction contract with a total value of $44.7m (AED164m) to build its new district cooling plant in Za'abeel, one of the vital districts in Dubai.

The contract was awarded after the completion of shoring and enabling works at the plant site. It comes as a part of Empower's plan to provide its services to the large and multi-use, existing and under-construction projects in the Za'abeel area.

With a cooling capacity of 50,000 refrigeration tonnes (RT), the new plant will be interconnected with Empower's existing district cooling plant in DIFC to deliver total cooling energy of 112,000RT.

Phase 1 of the Za'abeel district cooling plant project will be completed by H1 2021.

The contract is the second that Empower had inked in within