ELIPS announces contract to supply insulated pipes for Kuwait project
DUBAI, UAE, 29 July 2025: Empower Insulated Pipe Systems (ELIPS), a fully owned subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered District Cooling utility company, Empower, announced that it has signed a new contract to supply insulated pipes for the Ali Al-Sabah Military Academy project in Al Zahra, Kuwait.
Making the announcement through a Press Release, ELIPS said the contract covers pipe sizes ranging from 25mm to 800mm, with a total network length of 19 kilometres. Deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the commencement of the project’s infrastructure implementation phase, ELIPS said.
ELIPS said it places strong emphasis on robust monitoring and supervision mechanisms to ensure the highest standards of precision, quality and safety, in full compliance with international specifications. The company said the new project builds on its expanding portfolio in Kuwait, which includes developments such as Kuwait University in Khaldiya, the industrial and storage zones in Sabah Al Ahmad City and commercial facilities in Jaber Al Ahmad Residential City.
H.E. Ahmad bin Shafar, Chairman, ELIPS, said: “We are proud to be a part of the Ali Al-Sabah Military Academy project, led by the Kuwait Ministry of Defence. Through the supply of highly efficient, world-class insulated pipes, we aim to support the project’s sustainability goals in line with the highest international standards. This reflects Kuwait’s vision for carbon neutrality and reinforces ELIPS’ reputation for delivering quality, efficiency and reliability.
“We continue to implement our expansion strategy by strengthening ELIPS’ presence in new markets in the region and driving sustainable growth that benefits our stakeholders. Our manufacturing operations are highly sustainable, contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions, reflecting our firm commitment to environmental protection and resource conservation. By leveraging innovation, advanced technologies and cutting-edge solutions, we aim to help build a sustainable, green future. This project also underscores the strong trust our clients place in ELIPS, which is known for supplying defect-free insulated pipes that operate with high efficiency and meet the rigorous demands of District Cooling projects across various applications.”
ELIPS said the Ali Al-Sabah Military Academy project is being supervised by Dar Al Khaleej Engineering Consulting and implemented by Hydrotech Engineering. The project, ELIPS said, reflects Kuwait’s commitment to adopting sustainable solutions that reduce carbon emissions, lower electricity consumption and conserve natural resources. District cooling systems play a key role in this strategy, offering high efficiency and performance suited to the country’s extreme climate conditions, ELIPS added.
ELIPS said it has produced and supplied more than 880 kilometres of insulated pipe systems over the past 16 years, with a notable 40% increase in production in the last five years. The company serves over 300 customers across multiple markets and has successfully completed more than 240 projects in the UAE, the wider Gulf region and northern Africa.