Al Areen Holding Company has signed an agreement with BU2 to provide state-of-the-art district cooling infrastructure for the Al Areen Development project in Bahrain.

The contract calls for BU2 to provide 24,000 tonnes of refrigeration to cool Al Areen development through state-of-the-art district cooling plants, with 6,000 tonnes of cold water storage.

The district cooling plants will consist of 10 centrifugal chillers - widely recognised as the most energy-efficient means of providing cooling for large-scale developments.

The scope of services includes supplying cooling to over half of the Al Areen Development project by providing chilled water via a 9km piping network.

The project is scheduled for completion early next year.

District cooling solutions puts the environment first as it will help the occupants of the property to reduce consumption of electricity by up to 50 per cent consequently reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thousands of tonnes.

In addition to this, and to avoid the use of drinking water, the cooling towers will be operated utilising the treated sewerage water that is produced on the development.

In addition, the plant will recycle nearly two thirds of this water to be used for irrigation.

'We are committed to providing the residents of Al Areen with the benefits of environment-friendly technologies and hence we opted for district cooling,' said Al Areen Holding Company managing director Stephen Rothel.

'Following a competitive selection process, BU2 was our natural choice as they offered the best combination of quality and cost and could demonstrate exemplary work as a district cooling service provider for other mega projects in the region.

'We are committed to work with 'best in breed' partners at every level of the development, all of whom offer the highest level of experience and expertise which is crucial to the development process.'-TradeArabia News Service