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Tabreed earnings up on regional operations

ABU DHABI - The district cooling company's net profit attributable to the parent increased by 3.6 per cent to Dh63.4 million.

National Central Cooling Company, or Tabreed, the Abu Dhabi-based regional district cooling utility company, has reported robust financial performance driven by its strong operations across the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC.
The district cooling company's net profit attributable to the parent increased by 3.6 per cent to Dh63.4 million.
Group revenue increased by 6.7 per cent to Dh255.5 million on higher revenues from core chilled water revenue that grew 3.7 per cent to Dh222.3 million.
Share of results of associates and joint ventures increased by 26.4 per cent to Dh21.9 million.
A dividend of 6 fils per share was paid to shareholders for 2015, up from 5 fils per share in 2014
Total group connected capacity across the GCC increased to 977,037 Refrigerated Tons (RT). The company saved 168 million kilowatt hours across the GCC - enough energy to power approximately 5,600 homes every year. This prevented the release into the atmosphere of almost 83,900 tons of carbon dioxide - the equivalent of eliminating the emissions of 16,800 vehicles annually
Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Tabreed's chairman, said: "Over the years, Tabreed has successfully transferred the knowledge and expertise honed in its home market of the UAE to key regional markets, enabling the company to continue to grow its core chilled water business and to deliver stable and consistent results."
Today, Tabreed's regional operations constitute 29 per cent of its total connected capacity, and contribute nearly 25 per cent to profits."
Jasim Husain Thabet, Tabreed's chief executive officer, added: "Tabreed has an industry leading regional presence, with 69 district cooling plants located throughout the GCC delivering over 977,000 RT to many of the region's critical infrastructure projects," he said.
"As we look ahead to the rest of the year, we expect this regional footprint to continue to underpin our strong performance, and to present us with potential growth opportunities, which Tabreed today has the financial strength and operational know-how to leverage," he added.
Today, Tabreed provides its district cooling services to many of the region's critical projects including all the developments on Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah Island, home to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Global Market, and all the developments on Yas Island such as Ferrari World, Yas Marina Circuit and Yas Mall, in addition to other national and regional landmarks including Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Dubai Metro, the Pearl Island in Qatar, and the Jabal Omar Development Project in the Holy City of Makkah.
- haseeb@khaleejtimes.com