Ireland-based Eaton, a multinational power management company, has been awarded a $1.3-million order to provide complete low-voltage switchgear systems for the ICD Brookfield Place Tower in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), UAE.

The 54-storey, 282-m-high $1-billion development will contain more than 900,000 sq ft of office space and a 150,000-sq-ft, five-storey retail centre. It will also contain 1,672-sq-m public area flanked by restaurants that will feature regular arts and cultural events, and the complex will have parking for 2,700 cars, said a statement.

Eaton’s complete low-voltage switchgear systems up to 5000A, will increase electrical safety and support reliable distribution of power, improve control and more efficient operation for the world-class complex, it said.

The solutions that are set to be installed in ICD Brookfield Palace Tower are compact and energy-efficient, ideal for high-rise buildings, it added.

Eaton have used programming relays to achieve safe operating conditions which have drastically reduced the hard wiring that is otherwise required to achieve the desired conditions.

Frank Ackland, general manager, Eaton Middle East, said: “Low-voltage switchgear systems are integral to supporting an adaptable, secure and responsive infrastructure.”

“The reliability, safety and energy-efficiency of our products were fundamental in us winning this contract,” he said.

“This contract further solidifies our position as a provider of world-class power solutions and products to major residential complexes in Dubai and across the region,” he added.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

The ICD Brookfield Place Tower is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service