Highest capacity district cooling plant (DCS)

- Who
- Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower)
- What
- 603.37 megawatt(s)
- Where
- United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
- When
- 04 September 2024
The highest capacity district cooling plant (DCS) is 603.37 MW and was achieved by Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower) (UAE), in Dubai, UAE on 4 September 2024.
Business Bay development in Dubai, UAE, is a mixed-use community with residential, commercial, and hotel buildings. Developed by Dubai Holding, Business Bay spans an area of 4.3 square kilometres, with a leasable area of 7.2 square kilometres. Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower) is the exclusive district cooling (DC) services provider for the Business Bay development and the entire development is being served by Empower's single DC system that consists of four interconnected cooling plant rooms with a total installed capacity of 603.23 megawatts (MW) (171,567 refrigeration tons – RT).