Empower bags $32m district cooling work for Bluewaters Island in Dubai
Agreement covers residential, retail and commercial buildings and hotels in the $1.6bn project
Emirates Central Cooling Systems (Empower) says it has won an AED125 million ($32m) district cooling contract for Dubai developer Meraas’ flagship Bluewaters Island project.
The contract will see Empower provide 25,000 refrigerated tons (RT) of district cooling services for the project.
Work will kick off by the end of this year, while service will begin from the third quarter of 2016, Empower said in a statement. The agreement covers residential, retail and commercial buildings and hotels in the AED6 billion ($1.6bn) Bluewaters Island project.
“We are steadily expanding to new projects and developments in Dubai,” said Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower.
“We value the confidence Meraas Holding has in our services, and assure that we will deliver on schedule and along the highest international standards.”
The Bluewaters Island project will feature the Dubai Eye – the 210-metre Ferris wheel set to be the largest in the world – a boutique five-star hotel, as well as retail, residential and entertainment zones.
Located just offshore from the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) district, the island is anticipated to attract more than three million visitors per annum, according to Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority.
District-cooling infrastructure being developed by Empower for the island will be built to environmentally friendly standards, Bin Shafar added. “Selecting district cooling over traditional cooling methods is a long-term investment that saves the consumer maintenance costs and ensures service availability around the clock.”
Empower operates over one million RT, providing district cooling services to large-scale developments such as Business Bay, JBR, Dubai International Financial Centre, Palm Jumeirah, and Jumeirah Lake Towers, among others.
