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Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, continues its deep-rooted approach and efforts to employ smart district cooling systems that support the transition towards “Accelerating the Circular Economy 360”, and achieving the national development goals based on more sustainable development paths. Empower has aligned its strategy with national visions and strategies, mainly the UAE Vision 2021, which aims to create and maintain a sustainable environment and infrastructure by 2021, and the UAE Centennial 2071, which aims to secure a happy and sustainable future for generations to come and enhance the country's status as the best country in the world.

UAE adopted the Circular Economy, as a substitute for the traditional linear economy. The latter relies on ‘producing, manufacturing and wasting’, while the circular economy relies on optimum utilisation of resources to preserve natural resources and prevent their depletion. The Government of the UAE, in cooperation with the World Economic Forum for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed the "Accelerating the Circular Economy 360" initiative to be the first country to support the Global Initiative. District cooling, which is now widely adopted in several countries, aims to achieve the objectives of the circular economy. Moreover, district cooling systems are environmentally friendly and contribute to enhancing energy efficiency and saving energy, as it uses 50% less energy compared to conventional cooling systems.

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