Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced on Thursday that Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) cooling plant is a leading model for cooling stadiums due to the district cooling system technology being used and its ability to cool stadium in an environment- friendly innovative way. 

The system used is the most efficient and energy -saving one and it reduces the temperature inside the stadium by 10 degrees Celsius through intelligent air handling and control units to provide an ideal atmosphere. 

The department of district cooling services conducted a field tour of the district cooling station, which is operated by AZF as part of its sustainable development strategy. It currently supplies Khalifa International Stadium, the expansion of the Aspire Academy and AZF’s main building with cooling services.

As part of the department’s mission and its role in monitoring and regulating the work of district cooling services in the state, Kahramaa is planning to provide the station with 12 other buildings in the Aspire Zone area in the future. 

Kahramaa team followed up the operation of Khalifa International Stadium and Aspire Zone area, which features a design capacity of 81,600 tonnes of cooling capacity and current operating capacity of 52,200 tonnes of cooling. It is also equipped with state-of-the-art control systems that are good for energy efficiency and it is also designed and equipped to use directly treated water. This increases the sustainability of water resources as Kahramaa is working to strengthen water security in the country by using treated wastewater rather than drinking water in all district cooling stations. This model is an example that AZF and other sports and non-sports facilities can follow.

Through regulating and supervising district cooling, Kahramaa aims to provide electricity, drinking water, sustainable water resources, environmental conservation and all new technologies in district cooling services in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

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