Doha: The West Lusail District Cooling Plant, the latest district cooling plant, will supply with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes of refrigeration to Lusail Stadium, the largest stadium of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Within the framework of the tasks of the District Cooling Services Department in monitoring the compliance of cooling stations with the specifications and standards approved by the Department, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) represented by Director of District Cooling Services Department Eng. Abdulaziz Al Hammadi, and a group of engineers visited West Lusail District Cooling Plant yesterday.
The plant will provide the Lusail Stadium with the necessary cooling capacity for operation and the entire area adjacent to the stadium.
The visit aimed at determining the readiness of the station and the extent of the operating system’s commitment to implementing the instructions following district cooling code and the main performance indicators.
The West Lusail plant was commissioned in July to supply Lusail Stadium, the largest stadium for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, and the adjacent buildings, with a cooling capacity of 30,000 tonnes refrigeration through an integrated network. This plant has been designed, implemented and operated in accordance with the specifications of the district cooling code and the key performance indicators of Kahramaa.
The new plant in Lusail City was also operated through an integrated control and monitoring system that is interconnected with the rest of the operating and future plants, to form with each other a coordinated system that guarantees high energy performance, continuity and reliability, ensuring the air conditioning of all buildings without interruption and reducing maintenance and operating costs.
This plant is designed to operate with treated wastewater through an additional purification plant that raises the quality of the treated water to be the main source of compensatory water for cooling towers, which contributes to the provision of large quantities of desalinated water suitable for drinking, achieving the sustainability of water resources and enhancing the water security of the state. Kahramaa called on all developers and investors to adopt the district cooling system in their projects, as it is the most energy efficient system, as it saves approximately 40% of electricity and approximately 98% of potable water in the case of using treated water compared to with conventional cooling system.
It is also considered one of the energy systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which contributes to reducing carbon footprint. The District Cooling Services Department in Kahramaa works with all district cooling service providers in Qatar to improve the approved systems to ensure efficient use of resources and achieve the desired benefits for the state and society.
