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Emirates District Cooling Company LLC

A leading district cooling services provider in the UAE, delivering energy-efficient chilled water cooling as an alternative to conventional air-conditioning.

Founded 2003Joint Venture (Dubai Investments and Actis)Dubai Investments Park 1, Dubai, UAE, Dubai201-500 employeesemicool.com
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Overview

Emicool (Emirates District Cooling Company) is a Dubai-based district cooling provider, headquartered in Dubai Investments Park, that produces and distributes chilled water through underground pipe networks to cool buildings across master-planned communities and commercial developments in the UAE. Founded in 2003, it operates as a joint venture between Dubai Investments and international infrastructure investor Actis, and reports roughly 355,000 refrigeration tons (TR) of capacity serving over 30,000 customers. In late 2025 the company partnered with Yellow Door Energy to commission solar installations at several of its cooling plants as part of its net-zero and Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 alignment.
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Operating Status
Active
Company Type
Joint Venture (Dubai Investments and Actis)
Headquarters
Dubai Investments Park 1, Dubai, UAE
Founded
2003
Company Size
201-500 employees

Products & Services

District Cooling Services

Core utility service: chilled water produced centrally and distributed via underground pipes to buildings across Emicool's districts (e.g. Motor City, Dubai Investments Park, Jumeirah Bay, Mirdif Hills), replacing individual rooftop chillers.

BTU Metering & Billing

Consumption-based metering and billing system for chilled water usage, cited by Emicool as delivering 20-35% cost savings versus conventional air conditioning.

Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Tanks

On-site thermal storage integrated into district cooling plants (e.g. a 5,000 TR TES tank at the Deira Night Souk plant) to balance load and improve efficiency.

Command Control Centre (CCC) / AI Smart Systems

Centralized digital operations centre aggregating real-time data from Emicool's district cooling plants (18 plants, ~355,000 TR combined capacity as of 2020) to monitor and optimize performance.

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Tech stack

Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) leak-detection system (deployed with technology partner Fast GmbH) for chilled-water network monitoring

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