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Empower and Dubai Properties ink deal for Culture Village project
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) yesterday signed a contract with Dubai Properties to supply 44,000 tonnes of district cooling to Culture Village, a world-class destination offering an inspired mix of Arabic and old Dubai architecture within a contemporary, urbane setting.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:02 October 28, 2007
Dubai: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) yesterday signed a contract with Dubai Properties to supply 44,000 tonnes of district cooling to Culture Village, a world-class destination offering an inspired mix of Arabic and old Dubai architecture within a contemporary, urbane setting.
The agreement was signed by Hashim Al Dabal, executive chairman of Dubai Properties, and Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower.
The deal is in line with the directive of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which mandates builders and developers in Dubai to comply with green building standards to ensure a healthy and environment-friendly city.
Bin Shafar said: "Providing safe, reliable and environmentally-friendly energy guarantees benefits to the developer as well as residents of the community. The clean and sustainable energy helps ease extra demand on local power utilities, while offering better fuel flexibility and reduced air pollution."
Al Dabal said: "District cooling is the most eco-friendly technology in meeting the world carbon dioxide reduction targets. Dubai Properties' initiative with Empower will complement our philosophy to model the Culture Village with new-age, sustainable technology. With its services, Empower will add value to the inhabitants of this mega development and offer the community a redefined lifestyle."
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The 40 million square foot Culture Village project is the latest of several projects that have signed up Empower for its centralised district cooling service, which is more cost-effective than the conventional air cooled chiller systems.
Empower is currently providing 60,000 refrigeration tonnes (RT) to Jumeirah Beach Residence.
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