In April 2017, Etihad Energy Services (Etihad ESCO) had floated tenders to provide water- and energy-efficiency solutions for 650 mosques in Dubai.

Sharing an update on the project, Ali Mohammed Al Jassim, CEO, Etihad ESCO, said: “We split the project into three phases, where under phase one the tender has been completed, and we are in the commissioning stage, which will be completed in the early phase of 2018. Around 12 companies participated in this project, thus making it more competitive.”

Jassim said that the key challenge was to regularise the HVAC and water systems in the mosques during prayer time, when the load was at its peak.

He added such initiatives would eventually spread across the GCC region and create more opportunities for energy service companies.