Empower nabs Guinness World Record for the highest capacity district cooling plant

District cooling firm Empower bagged the Guinness World Record for the highest capacity district cooling plant, in recognition of its Business Bay District Cooling project in Dubai, which holds a connected capacity of nearly 241.3k refrigeration tons (RT) and an ultimate capacity of 451.5k RT, according to the statement released last week. The project — which includes nine cooling plants, four of which are currently operational — serves 188 buildings across Business Bay, Sheikh Zayed Road, and Dubai Water Canal.