ABU DHABI, UAE, 3 October 2022: Tabreed signed an agreement with Egyptians for Healthcare Services (EHCS) to provide essential District Energy services to CapitalMed, the developer’s new healthcare city megaproject, located in Badr City, near Central Cairo.

Making the announcement through a Press release, Tabreed said CapitalMed is planned to be constructed over four phases and will include 700 ICUs, 70 operating rooms and facilities for multi-disciplinary health care providers offering nearly 100 specialities, once completed.

Tabreed said it would fund, construct and operate a bespoke District Energy plant, designed in conjunction with Shaker Consultancy, to meet the cooling and heating demands for the project, with 19,500 Refrigerated Tons (RT) of cooling required for Phase 1 and a concession of between 28,000 RT and 30,000 RT for the entire development. Phase 1A will see 7,500 RT installed, 12 MW of space heating to be provided by hot water boilers and associated energy services supplied to all buildings, providing a full, end-to-end, long-term solution, Tabreed said.

The signing ceremony was held in Cairo’s Badr University and was attended by senior members of Tabreed’s executive management team, including recently appointed Country Manager, Heba Kamal, and by Dr Hassan El Kalla, EHCS’s Chairman and Managing Director, and other senior figures from the company and from CapitalMed.