{"id":1068,"date":"2024-11-26T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2024-11-26T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:55:00","slug":"uaes-empower-to-expand-district-cooling-services-in-northern-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/news\/uaes-empower-to-expand-district-cooling-services-in-northern-emirates","title":{"rendered":"UAE\u2019s Empower to expand district cooling services in Northern Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/renewable-energy\/siemens-energy-partners-with-moei\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"229\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure<\/a> has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/district-cooling\/empower-signs-new-agreement-with-mitsubishi-heavy-industries-thermal-systems\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"582\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower)<\/a> to advance district cooling services across the northern emirates, a major step towards enhancing sustainability and energy efficiency in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement, signed by His Excellency Eng. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/news\/cop29\/masdar-signs-power-purchase-agreement-for-landmark-1gw-wind-farm-in-kazakhstan\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"984\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharif Al Olama<\/a>, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, and Empower CEO Ahmad Bin Shafar at Empower\u2019s Dubai headquarters, seeks to foster collaboration in delivering environmentally friendly district cooling solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move aligns with the UAE\u2019s Net Zero 2050 Strategy and its sustainability goals, as highlighted during COP28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the MoU, both parties will conduct technical and economic feasibility studies to expand district cooling systems in underserved regions, aiming to improve quality of life while supporting national climate goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Empower\u2019s CEO said that the company\u2019s unique business model contributes to energy conservation and environmental protection in Dubai and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership underscores the UAE&#8217;s leadership in adopting advanced industries and transitioning to clean energy solutions, boosting the country\u2019s commitment to sustainable urban development and resource efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) aims to advance district cooling services across the northern emirates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560,40,520,539],"tags":[448,449,1260,1261],"class_list":{"0":"post-1068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-district-cooling","8":"category-news","9":"category-projects","10":"category-sustainability","11":"tag-ahmad-bin-shafar","12":"tag-empower","13":"tag-sharif-al-olama","14":"tag-uae-ministry-of-energy-and-infrastructure"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}