Empower to provide district cooling services to Al Habtoor Tower

Empower said it will start providing its world-class district cooling services to Al Habtoor Tower, which will become the world’s largest residential tower upon completion and provide housing for over 5,000 residents, by the beginning of second quarter of 2025.

The cooling service will be equivalent to 75 per cent of the peak cooling capacity of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

The agreement was signed at Al Habtoor Group’s head office by Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, and Mohammed Khalaf Al-Habtoor, Vice-Chairman & CEO of Al Habtoor Group.

Bin Shafar commented: “We are proud to provide the world’s largest residential building with the most efficient and high-quality district cooling services.

“Al Habtoor Tower is a unique addition to the city’s skyline and an architectural and engineering icon that will enrich Dubai’s future landscape of building projects and bring up the lifestyle of residents to unprecedented levels of luxury.”

The 350-meter tall tower is located along Sheikh Zayed Road on the bank of Dubai Water Canal and spans a building area 3.51 million square feet. It will have 1,701 residential units alongside retail spaces, health and fitness amenities, as well as facilities catering to business needs, conferences, and events.

Al Habtoor Tower, being built by the China Railway 18th Bureau Group, will be served from Empower’s Business Bay district cooling plant.

Khalaf Al-Habtoor added: “Our Group is keen to collaborate with government agencies to contribute to achieving Dubai’s goals of reducing carbon footprint, protecting the climate and promoting community health by providing our portfolio of real estate projects in Dubai with competitive and environmentally friendly cooling services.” Al-Habtoor said his group identified Empower as the perfect partner to realise these objectives, particularly due to its capacity and efficiency in servicing the Al Habtoor Tower project