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DUBAI / WAM
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced the successful completion of all the required preparations at its district cooling plants across Dubai, to cater to the increasing demand during the summer, with the most sustainable and reliable technologies in district cooling operations and maintenance.
The company cited a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology, which says the outdoor temperature will rise by 3-5 degrees Celsius at an average in April compared to March this year.
As part of its preparations for the summer season, Empower said it relies on its Command Control Centre (CCC) that measures the temperature in residential and commercial units accurately through smart control operations, as well as the regular maintenance of measuring devices, and checks of thermal sensors.
The company is assuring its customers an uninterrupted and quality district cooling service, as Dubai’s residents are staying home as a precautionary measure in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak. Empower also hopes that residents will wisely use the cooling services in order to avoid any additional costs in their monthly bills.
Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, said, “The demand for district cooling doubles during the summer season, as some 70 percent of the electrical energy consumption in Dubai is used by air conditioning.
To meet this operational demand, Empower utilises cutting-edge district cooling systems that conform to the international standards, in line with our leadership’s vision to adopt sustainable development, which aims to reduce the rates of electricity and water consumption by 30 percent, and make Dubai a global hub for the green economy with the lowest carbon footprint in the world by 2050. Empower also relies on sustainable and reliable operating technologies, which contribute to enhancing the sustainability of natural resources for us and our future generations.”
Bin Shafar also pointed out that the company’s confidence in its ability to provide services through remote working without affecting the quality stems from the successful integration of the CCC with the new Parallel Working Environment technology, which enables the teams to monitor more than 100 cooling plants across Dubai simultaneously. The new technology, serving as a completely independent backup of the CCC, provides a holistic smart monitoring of all the operations of Empower plants in Dubai to ensure smooth, reliable and sustainable district cooling services across the emirate.
