Kahramaa completes transformation of QF’s District Cooling Central Plant

Kahramaa completes transformation of QF’s District Cooling Central Plant

The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has completed the works to transform the District Cooling Central Plant at Qatar Foundation (QF) to use treated sewage (TSE) water for condenser cooling. According to an official statement from Kahramaa, this comes within the framework of the tasks of the District Cooling Department and its role in monitoring and organising its services in the country. Kaharamaa, according to the statement, completed the conversion to the use of treated water in the cooling operations of its main stations as a main source of cooling.

Headed by Eng. Jamal Yousef al-Derbasti, Director of the District Cooling Department, department’s engineers, followed up on the completion of the transformation of the work of the main central cooling stations in Kahramaa.

This transformation enhances sustainability by contributing to the protection of natural resources, reducing electrical energy consumption and reducing the country’s carbon footprint. Also, it protects natural resources and reduces electrical energy consumption.

The main district cooling plants at QF have a cooling capacity exceeding 152,000 refrigeration tonnes. The district cooling system in Education City is the most energy-efficient. The plants are equipped with the latest devices, intelligent control and monitoring systems and have high energy efficiency performance. They