Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced the commencement of providing the tower B of the landmark project, “Aykon City” with its district cooling services for a total cooling capacity of 2,465 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT) (2,717 US Tons) from the company’s Business Bay plant.
Empower also announced that the service to tower C with a capacity of 2,048 RT will commence by the end of May 2022. One of the mega projects under development on Sheikh Zayed Road, the “Aykon City” is located in close proximity to Dubai’s Downtown, City Walk, Dubai International Financial Center, and other prominent tourist, residential and leisure destinations.
Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, said: “We spare no effort in serving leading real estate projects, and we aim to provide all sectors and residential, commercial and leisure facilities in Dubai with world-class district cooling services to support the Emirate’s leading efforts to reduce carbon emissions, in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.”
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