Empower awards contracts worth $51.7m to build district cooling plant

Empower awards contracts worth $51.7m to build district cooling plant

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), touted as the world's largest district cooling services provider, has awarded contracts worth $51.7m (AED190m) for the construction of its district cooling plant, which is being developed at a total cost of $68m (AED250m).Located in Business Bay, the plant will be Empower's fourth in the area and will have the capacity to deliver 50,000 refrigeration tonnes (RT).The plant will also add up to the total cooling capacity of Empower's Business Bay project, which upon completion will be the largest district cooling project in the world with a total capacity of 350,000RT from six cooling plants.The latest contracts were signed following the completion of shoring work at the site for the plant room. Upon completion the plant