Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group has been selected to build a district cooling plant for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Park, according to a statement released last week. The contract was awarded by Saudi Tabreed’s subsidiary Green Park Cooling Company. No financial details or a timeline to launch were disclosed in the statement.

What we know: The park is poised to become the world’s largest urban park built over 16 sq km with open green spaces covering over 11.6 sq km, the statement notes. Under the 27-month contract, the Canadian engineering and construction firm will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the park’s district cooling plant with a capacity of 60k refrigeration tons. It will also be tasked with the design, installation, automation, testing, and commissioning of the plant.

About SNC-Lavalin: The company is a leading provider of district cooling systems in the Middle East with a portfolio of 50 projects with a total capacity of 720k refrigeration tons, according to the statement.

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