Dubai - Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, remarked that it has completed medical screenings for its 532 employees and workers working in its district cooling plants and staying in staff accommodations across Dubai, and provided them with full and continuous health and nutritional care.

Empower has succeeded in accomplishing all its huge tasks and obligations to the fullest, including the protection of the health and safety of its teams and customers, and their families, as a top priority in its strategies and practices.

Although its work teams have been working remotely for eight weeks so far, in line with the government's precautionary and preventive measures, Empower showed an outstanding performance in providing world-class and uninterrupted district cooling services to 100% of its customers in Dubai regions with high quality as usual. This remarkable success reflects the Company's high-level readiness in tackling unexpected events and unprecedented challenges, as well as its high capabilities to continue its operations with high efficiency even during crises and emergencies.

Following the closure of its offices and premises in implementation of the preventive measures, Empower has succeeded in serving its 120,000 customers to complete their various transactions through company’s website and smart applications, and other platforms of its strategic partners in the government and private sector.

“Our staff and customers are our true asset and a cornerstone of the organization’s business, existence, and success. Since the inception of the Covid 19 pandemic, Empower has rushed to conduct medical screenings for employees working in our district cooling plants across Dubai, and to provide them with full and continuous health and nutritional care", said Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower.

Bin Shafar pointed out that besides the continuous sterilization and disinfection operations at its plants, offices, customers’ happiness centers and staff accommodations across Dubai, the Company is providing all protection and prevention supplies and other necessary requirements for a safe working environment. The preventive measures include encouraging remote workers to take precautions while working from home.

"In the course of its relentless pursuit to provide district cooling services with the highest international quality standards, Empower keeps in mind the safety of its teams and human assets by increasing the effectiveness of the various precautionary measures", bin Shafar added.

Empower provides district cooling services to over 1,180 buildings and 120,000 customers, with a total cooling capacity of 1,530,000 Refrigeration Tons (RT). Empower provides its eco-friendly district cooling services to many high-profile projects in Dubai, including Dubai Waterfront, Bluewaters, Jumeirah Group, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai International Financial Centre, Business Bay, Dubai Healthcare City, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Palm Jumeirah, Discovery Gardens, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai Design District, International Media Production Zone and many others.

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