Emirates District Cooling (Emicool), a joint venture between Dubai Investments and leading UAE developer Union Properties, said it has been awarded a contract to provide district cooling services at the Mirdif Hills project in Dubai.

Mirdif Hills, a Dh3-billion ($816 million) mixed-use residential, commercial and retail development spread across 3.9 million sq ft, boasts 1,054 apartments – a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-bedroom apartments and duplex units, a four-star hotel with 116 rooms and 128 serviced apartments and a 230-bed hospital.

The project is being developed by Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments.

As per the deal, Emicool will deliver 15,000 tonnes of refrigeration (TR) chilled water from its utility complex at the Mirdif Hills site through pipes, valve chambers and heat exchange stations.

The contract covers chilled water system for all residential buildings, hotel, furnished apartments and hospital within the Mirdif Hills project– the only freehold development in Mirdif now.

The system, equipped to cater to over 2,400 customers in the implementation stage, will increase Emicool’s refrigerating tonnes per hour (RTH) production capabilities by 10 per cent, said a senior official.

"As the demand for district cooling services across the UAE and region continues to grow, Emicool is privileged to be associated with the Mirdif Hills project by DIRC," remarked Adib Moubadder, CEO of Emicool.

Emicool has increased its overall productive capacity by 13 per cent in 2016 alone; and the Mirdif Hills project will provide a major push to the company’s planned capacity expansion to over 500,000 TR by 2020 amidst rampant construction and pent-up demand for district cooling services.

Obaid Mohammed Al Salami, the general manager of DIRC, said its partnership with Emicool for district cooling services is a perfect fit for Mirdif Hills.

"The project is not only setting benchmarks with its quality standards, but is also committed to offer unmatched facilities and amenities to its users. The district cooling systems will lead to both economic and environmental benefits to the Mirdif Hills residents and tenants," he noted.

Being constructed in two phases, Mirdif Hills is expected to be completed in the Q4 of 2018.-TradeArabia News Service