The figure being projected is 15.6 million of district cooling in the GCC by the year 2015. Does that match with peak load demand, among the factors?
By B SERENDAR

With Each passing day, district cooling in the GCC acquires more muscle mass and definition. There is an almost relentless intensity to the pursuit of a target, which at the moment, stands at 15.6 million TR by the year 2015. If that boggles the mind, here’s another fact – the value of the multitude of project encapsulated in 15.6 million TR is likely to exceed 98 billion dirhams.

Now, that’s serious money! But…there is still quite way to go.

To put things in perspective, the number of schemes currently in operation is about 25, with all but one stationed in the UAE; the exception is the West Bay Plant 1 in Doha, Qatar.

The total cooling capacity of the operating schemes in the UAE is 23,000 TR. The capacity of the Qatar is 30,000 TR.

So what of the balance figure of approximately 15.3 million TR, which encapsulates roughly 80 projects? About 10 out of the 80 have been completed but are not yet operational – they will hopefully be commissioned this year. The remaining 70 are in various stages of development ( ranging from the larval stage to completion of phase 1 ). These include the Bahrain Seif Area (35,000 TR), Al Yasat Island (Abu Dhabi, 400,000 TR), Jumeirah International (Dubai, 50,000 TR), Jumeirah Island Heights (Dubai, 12,000 TR), Motor City (Dubai, 90,000 TR) Abu Dhabi City (25,000 TR).