# Empower awards $52.55M contract for district cooling plant in Dubai Land Residence Complex

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) awarded a AED193 million ($52.55 million) contract to build a district cooling plant in Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC). The first phase, with a capacity of 23,500 refrigeration tonnes, is scheduled to be operational by Q1 2023, with total capacity reaching 47,000 RT upon completion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-03-09
- Where: Dubai, Dubai Land Residence Complex, United Arab Emirates
- Value: $52.5M
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 23,500 refrigeration tonnes (first phase), 47,000 RT total
- Products: district cooling services
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/15777.md)

## Sources

- [tradearabia.com](https://www.tradearabia.com/News/261487/Empower-to-build-%2452.55m-district-cooling-plant-in-DLRC), 2018-03-09: "The construction of the project has already begun and its capacity will reach 23,500 refrigeration tonnes (RT) on completion of the first phase, which is scheduled to be operational by the first quarter of 2023."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.