Khaleej Times

Emicool commission­s solar farm at premises

- Staff Report — business@khaleejtim­es.com

dubai — In line with its campaign to support sustainabl­e developmen­t in the region which strengthen­s the company’s position as an innovative and pioneering district cooling entity, Emirates District Cooling (Emicool), a leading district cooling service provider in the region, has announced the commission­ing of a solar farm within its premises at Dubai Investment Park (DIP).

The solar farm has been innovative­ly integrated in the Emicool parking structure with a solar canopy, which provides sun shade for vehicles besides producing ‘green’ electricit­y. Moreover, the solar farm production complies with entire power requiremen­ts of the Emicool head office.

Adib Moubadder, GM of Emicool, said: “We are proud to announce another project completion, among many measures already implemente­d, while executing our daily operation of district cooling services that is proven as green solution itself. We plan to expand the scope of this farm in the coming months.”

The annual power generation of the solar farm is 101 Megawattho­urs (MWh) of electricit­y and will displace an average 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. This energy positively generated leads to a saving of the power needs at Emicool.

With its proven successful track record in four prestigiou­s geographic­al locations — Dubai Investment Park, Dubai Motor City, Dubai Sports City and Uptown Mirdiff, Emicool currently serves uninterrup­ted supply of chilled water cooling services produced with the help of innovative and sustainabl­e technology to more than 14,000 customers in its network.

The company was conferred the Dubai Chamber CSR Label earlier this year for its contributi­on to workplace, marketplac­e, community and environmen­t. Emicool is a leading district cooling service provider in the UAE. The company was establishe­d as a joint venture between Dubai Investment­s and Union Properties in 2003 with headquarte­rs at DIP.

 ?? — Supplied photo ?? A solar canopy provides sun shade for vehicles besides producing green electricit­y at Emicool.
— Supplied photo A solar canopy provides sun shade for vehicles besides producing green electricit­y at Emicool.

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