Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) proudly announces the successful completion of a pioneering initiative aimed at transforming the central cooling stations at Qatar Foundation (QF) – boasting an impressive cooling capacity of 152,000 tonnes – into an energy-efficient system powered by treated water.

In a statement released yesterday, Kahramaa described the cooling system in QF's Educational City as the most energy-efficient, marking a substantial step towards sustainability by safeguarding natural resources, curbing electricity consumption, and reducing the nation's carbon footprint.

Engineer Jamal Youssef Aldarbasi, Director of District Cooling Management, spearheaded the transition, with Kahramaa's team overseeing the process. The initiative is underscored by its significant contributions to the protection of natural resources, diminished electricity usage, and a decreased carbon footprint.

The main cooling stations, boasting a capacity exceeding 152,000 tonnes, are equipped with state-of-the-art devices, intelligent control and monitoring systems, and high energy efficiency. These stations are connected to a control system with power centers in Education City, offering enhanced flexibility in operation and control.

In addition to the main stations, Qatar Foundation owns three other cooling stations, providing 33,000 tonnes of capacity for emergency scenarios. This raises the cooling capacity of Education City to an impressive 185,000 tonnes. The district cooling stations operate by supplying cooled water from power stations to various distributed power transfer centers through a network of cooled and insulated water, ensuring sustainable and efficient cooling services with high reliability.

Given that cooling devices consume approximately 65% of the electrical energy used in buildings, the adoption of the district cooling system is hailed as the most effective and energy-saving solution, yielding around 40% electricity savings. Consequently, it results in reduced natural gas consumption and a 40% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional cooling methods, contributing to a noteworthy reduction in Qatar's environmental impact.

Kahramaa, through its regulation and monitoring of central district cooling services, remains committed to providing electricity and potable water, ensuring water resource sustainability, preserving the environment, and embracing new technologies in district cooling services in alignment with the objectives of Qatar's National Vision 2030.