DOE issues 1st district cooling licence
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy ( DOE) has issued its first district cooling (DC) licence to the Saadiyat Cooling (SCL), which serves Saadiyat Island, including Saadiyat Beach, and Saadiyat Cultural District.
According to the Doe’s statement, a second license will be issued in the coming weeks to Saadiyat District Cooling (SDCL), which serves New York University Abu Dhabi.
This came following the Doe’s issuance of the District Cooling Regulations and the District
Cooling Applicability Regulations, approved by the Abu Dhabi Government in September 2019, making the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the first jurisdiction in the Middle East and North Africa region to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for district cooling.
The DOE also announced the launch of the Technical Panel Review Process for the District Cooling Technical Code and District Cooling Metering Code on 23th February, 2021, with membership open to any entity that will be affected by the codes. Panel members include DC Providers, retailers, developers, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), and Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC).
The objective of this collaborative effort is to ensure that views of all stakeholders are considered in the codes’ review, allowing the emirate as a whole to benefit from it. Published in March 2020, the Technical Codes are performance-based specifications with defined key performance indicators aimed at promoting energy efficiency, sound water management, reliability of service, and customer satisfaction.
Doeundersecretarymohammadjumabinjarsh Alfalasisaid,“asthegovernmentdepartmenttasked withleadingtheenergysectorintheemirate,theabu Dhabi Department of Energy consistently supports the Government’s efforts to ensure the wellbeing of the community, while also driving the growth and progress of various key sectors in the economy.”