OVERVIEW OF THE
WORLD’S LARGEST DC
PLANT AT THE PEARL
QATAR
Presented at IDEA, Orlando, Florida
July, 2008
Prepared by Qatar Cool
OUTLINE
„Who is Qatar Cool?
„UDC
„Tabreed
„The Pearl Qatar (TPQ), Overview
of the Island
„Features of the Integrated
District Cooling Plant (IDCP) at
TPQ
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QATAR COOL
QATAR DISTRICT COOLING
COMPANY
„ Qatar Cool:
– Registered in Qatar
– District Cooling Service Provider for Single or Multiple
Developers or Customers
„ Two Major Partners:
– United Development Company (UDC); Public Qatari
Investment Company – 51%
– Tabreed; UAE Public Stock Company - 44%
– Remainder of Shares Owned by Private Qatari Share
Holders
„ Currently Operating and Developing Two Schemes –
West Bay and The Pearl Qatar
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WEST BAY - INSTALLED
CAPACITY: 67,000 TR
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UNITED DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
„ Background
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UDC was established in 1999 as a Qatari Shareholding Company (Q.S.C.)
UDC was then changed into a Public Shareholding Company in 2003
The Company started between different Leading Qatari Businessmen with The
Pearl-Qatar project as a primary target/project
UDC establishes, manages and operates a growing and diversified portfolio of
excellent businesses
„ UDC’s Subsidiaries
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The Pearl-Qatar
MEDCO
Qatar District Cooling Company
Seef Limited
Gulf Formaldehyde Company
United Ready-Mix
Ronautica ME
Hospitality Development Company (HDC)
United Fashion Company (UFC)
Medina Centrale and Abraj Quartier
ASTECO Qatar
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tabreed
„ First Commercial D.C. Provider in UAE and Middle East
„ Now, the Largest in the World
„ Tabreed has Offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Ras Al
Khaimah, Doha, Manama, Al Khobar, Muscat and Amman
„ Established in Dubai in June 1998, Tabreed is a National
Public Joint Stock Company with One Billion Dirham Share
Capital
„ Total Investment in D.C. Over Dhs 4 Billions
„ Tabreed Has Thirty Two (32) Schemes in the U.A.E with Over
2,398,441 TR of Contracted Cooling Capacity
„ 19 Plants are Operational and 13 Under Construction
„ Major projects: the Dubai Metro Project, Al Raha Beach and
Yas Island, The Pearl of Qatar, Bahrain World Trade Center,
and Bahrain Financial Harbour
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THE PEARL QATAR (TPQ)
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THE PEARL QATAR
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The Pearl-Qatar
„ Man-Made Island
„ 400 Hectares of
reclaimed land
„ 40,000+ residents
by end of 2011
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The Pearl-Qatar
„ Developed for
Residential,
Commercial, and
Recreational Use
„ Towers, Villas,
Hotels, Marinas,
and Services
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DISTRICT COOLING SERVICE
AT THE PEARL QATAR
„Qatar Cool is the Exclusive
Supplier of Cooling Services to:
– Towers
– Villas
– Retail
– Institutional Buildings
– Service Establishments
– Entertainment Areas
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QATAR COOL’S SERVICE
„Qatar Cool Owns, Operates, and
Maintains:
– The 130,000 TR District Cooling Plant
– The Pipe Distribution Network
– Heat Exchange Buildings for Distribution
to Villas
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QATAR COOL IDCP
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PLANT CIVIL HIGHLIGHTS
„203 M long X 75 M WIDE X 34 M
High Building
„ 16,000 M2 Approximate Footprint
„ 48,000 M2 Approximate Built Area
„ 50,000 M3 of Reinforced Concrete
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PLANT MECHANICAL FEATURES
„130,000 Tons of Refrigeration
„52 Chillers
„52 Pumps
„26 Cooling Towers
„120 ETS and HEX Rooms
„35,000 M3 per day RO Plant
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PLANT ELECTRICAL HIGHLIGHTS
„170 Mega Watt Substation
– 120 MW is Required for Operation
„43 Transformers
„43 MCC / MDB’s
„130 High Voltage Motors
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CONTROLS & COMMUNICATION
„Advanced SCADA System
„Fiber Optic Network for Complete
Digital Communication
„Remote Monitoring and
Optimization of Chilled Water
Delivery at Client’s Side
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PROCESS & DESIGN
HIGHLIGHTS
Multi Story Design
Electric Motor-Driven Centrifugal Chillers
Series Train Arrangement
Series - Counter Flow Chillers
Modules Arranged in 5,000 TR Trains
Constant Flow, Direct Primary Pumping
Scheme
„ Cooling Towers Arranged to Support any
Chiller Arrangement
„ Use of Multiple Water Sources
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PIPE DISTRIBUTION
NETWORK
„45,000 Meters of Carbon Steel
Pipe
„45,000 Meters of HDPE Pipe
„More Than 120 ETS Rooms
„14 Heat Exchange Buildings
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ADVANTAGES OF LARGE
SCALE DESIGN
„Optimization of Area Requirement
– 0.08 m2 / TR
„Consolidated Building Services
„Centralized Operation and
Maintenance
„Available Redundancy
„Lower Construction Cost
„Land Value
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RISK METIGATION
„ Central Plant Means
– One Plant
– Centralized Utility Connections
– Large Network
„ How Did we Account for This?
– The Plant is Actually Two Plants Adjoined Together
– Utilities
„ Power
– Fed from Three Different Substations
– Built In Capacity in Case of Transformer Issues
„ Water
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Fed from an RO Plant in the Same Building
Storage for 2 Day Full Operation
Reservoir (Lake) Dedicated for IDCP Allows 2 Day Operation
Future Use of Treated Sewer Effluent
– Network
„ Divided to Two Main Branches Leaving the Plant
„ Connected at the Plant Via a Bypass for Use When Required
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PROJECT PHASES
„Network Capacity: 130,000+ TR
„Plant Capacity: 130,000 TR
„PHASES
– Phase I: Q3 – 2008
(30,000 TR)
– Phase II: Q4 – 2008
– Phase III: Q1-2009
(60,000 TR)
(130,000 TR)
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Formula for Success
„Advanced Planning
„Continuous Communication
„Team Work
„All Parties Ownership
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