Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced that it has begun supplying the ‘1 Residences’ towers with 3,351 refrigeration tonnes (RT) from its district cooling plant at the Dubai International Financial Centre.
In a statement, Empower said that 1 Residences Towers comes as part of the huge ‘wasl1’ project, which incorporates 13 residential towers being developed by wasl Properties, a subsidiary of wasl Asset Management Group.
The wasl1 project is intended to be a gateway between the old and new districts of Dubai. It is also the only project that allows free ownership in that part of the city.
The project consists of two luxury residential towers that lie on Sheikh Zayed Road and overlook Zabeel Park. Each tower is built in the shape of number 1 and both cover an area of 102,282 sqm.
The first tower is 101,569 sq m in area while the second is 96,103 sq m and the total built-up area is 160,131 sq m. Each tower contains 44 floors and are interconnected via a suspension bridge that runs from floor 36 to floor 42. A total of 753 apartments and a variety of amenities completes the project.
Empower added that as per the agreement signed with wasl Asset Management Group, the district cooling capacity for the entire project is expected to reach 30,000 RT.