The 12th Edition of District Cooling Dialogue (“DC Dialogue”) in Riyadh brought stakeholders together to examine regulation, design maturity and innovation driving Saudi Arabia’s District Cooling sector

Posted: January 20, 2026

In an eclectic interaction with Surendar Balakrishnan of Climate Control Middle East, H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar, the CEO of Empower, highlights key milestones achieved as a District Cooling utility, the impact of the IPO and the technological innovations that have broken down barriers for the advancement of District Cooling. Excerpts from the interview…

Posted: August 1, 2025

Saudi Arabia leads the charge with AI and autonomous buildings

Posted: June 27, 2025

Salah Nezar speaks on the vision for the New Murabba to bring a game-changer solution for the District Cooling industry using AI and ML to achieve unprecedented efficiencies. The paradigm shift approach, he says, will reset the high-performance benchmark by leveraging real-time data management and deep knowledge of designing and operating cooling plants. The solution, he says, will require careful migration of current assets’ setpoints to their optimal targets, hence attracting much interest in what really matters for operators and end users…

Posted: January 30, 2025