-In May, 2004, Gascool was awarded the first district cooling / heating project in Egypt at Smart Village, with contract duration of 50 years.
-The EGP 90,000,000 worth project is being built in phases. Phase (1) is currently operational and consists of
- The plant
consists of 12 modules of 1200 RT, gas direct fired absorption chiller units. The units provide both chilled water and hot water to the piping system.
- The piping network
a 4 pipes system connecting the plant to the buildings with a length exceeding 44 Km, and a diameters ranging from 6" to 42"
- Electrical source
the project is supplied with the required electrical energy through 11KV/38OV transformers sub-station.
- Control system
a building management system (BMS) is utilized for the plant, and grid for performance monitoring. The first stage of the project was inaugurated in July 2006, with a total refrigeration capacity of 8000 tons.
- Build, own, and operate projects (B.O.O)