Empower’s May 7 results release reports a first-quarter design award for its fifth Business Bay district cooling plant. Planned completed capacity is approximately 44,000 RT.
Construction is scheduled to start in Q4 2026; this is a forecast, not an actual start. A design contract is not the entire plant’s turnkey EPC order. Later releases should confirm execution progress.
In an IEA scenario, electricity could cost-effectively supply 33 percent of final energy use by 2035; projected import savings are not realized outcomes.
The utility’s long-term plan projects lower emissions despite rising electricity demand; its solar, battery and reverse-osmosis targets are not completed outcomes.
Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)4 min read
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