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Tabreed

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National Central Cooling Company PJSC

The world's leading district cooling company

Founded 1998PublicAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi1000+ employeestabreed.ae
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Overview

Tabreed (National Central Cooling Company PJSC) is a UAE district cooling utility founded in 1998 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It designs, builds, owns and operates district cooling plants supplying chilled water to landmark developments such as Burj Khalifa, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Dubai Mall, and operates around 92-99 plants across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, India and Egypt with connected capacity of roughly 1.55-1.58 million refrigeration tons. It is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and is majority-owned by Mubadala Investment Company and Engie.
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Details

Operating Status
Active
Company Type
Public
Headquarters
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded
1998
Company Size
1000+ employees
Revenue
AED 2-2.5 billion annually (FY2025 revenue reported as approx. AED 2.456 billion)
Website
tabreed.ae

Stock listing

Dubai Financial Market (DFM): TABREED

Products & Services

District Cooling Services

Core business: centralized chilled-water production and distribution to commercial, residential and landmark developments (e.g. Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Yas Island).

Thermal Energy Storage

Storage solutions that shift cooling load to off-peak periods to improve grid and plant efficiency.

Geothermal Cooling Plant

700,000 RT geothermal-based cooling plant cited among Tabreed's newer infrastructure developments.

Solar-integrated Cooling Facilities

Solar power integration deployed at two Abu Dhabi district cooling facilities to reduce carbon intensity.

Saudi Tabreed / Tabreed Egypt / Tabreed Oman / Tabreed Bahrain / Tabreed India

Regional operating subsidiaries extending district cooling services across GCC, Egypt and India.

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Technology

Tech stack

OSIsoft PI System (data historian/IoT analytics, tracking ~30,000 data streams across eight district cooling plants)SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) for plant monitoring and optimization, e.g. on seawater cooling systems

Financials

Dubai Financial Market (DFM): TABREED

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Debt FinancingCompleted

AED 1.8 billion new bank debt raise

In Q4 2025, Tabreed raised AED 1.8 billion in new bank debt to support strategic growth initiatives and optimize its capital structure, as disclosed in FY2025 results.

$490M

Dec 31, 2025

Contract AwardCompleted

City Tower 1 District Cooling Connection

Tabreed connected its Dubai district cooling network to City Tower 1, a 93-storey mixed-use development on Sheikh Zayed Road by H&H, supplying 5,300 Refrigeration Tons.

Sep 11, 2025

AcquisitionCompleted

Acquisition of PAL Cooling Holding (in partnership with CVC DIF)

Tabreed, alongside CVC DIF (infrastructure arm of CVC), acquired PAL Cooling Holding from Multiply Group in a deal valued at approximately AED 3.8-3.87 billion equity value, covering eight long-term concessions across Abu Dhabi's main island and Al Reem Island with five operational district cooling plants (182,000 RT), expected to expand to ~600,000 RT across nine plants. Deal signed mid-2025 and closed 13 October 2025.

$1.1B

Jun 30, 2025

Project Launch / Joint VentureCompleted

Palm Jebel Ali District Cooling Concession

Tabreed entered a concession agreement with Dubai Holding Investments (Tabreed 51%, Dubai Holding Investments 49%) to exclusively provide district cooling to Palm Jebel Ali, a 250,000 RT concession requiring an estimated AED 1.5 billion investment - the largest greenfield deal in Tabreed's 27-year history. Closed 13 October 2025.

$408M

Mar 1, 2025

PartnershipAnnounced

Sustainable Cooling Innovation Lab and Startup Incubator with IFC and IIT Jammu

Tabreed India, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and IIT Jammu launched a Cooling Innovation Lab and startup incubator in India to develop and pilot climate-smart cooling technologies (AI/IoT, nanotechnologies, renewable energy systems), part of IFC's TechEmerge Sustainable Cooling Innovation program.

Dec 20, 2023

Project LaunchAnnounced

Palm Jebel Ali district cooling concession agreement with Dubai Holding Investments

Tabreed executed a joint venture concession agreement for the Palm Jebel Ali development, covering approximately 250,000 refrigeration tonnes of cooling capacity, valued at around AED 1.5 billion, funded through phased strategic and project-level debt arrangements.

$408M

Oct 13, 2025

Debt FinancingCompleted

AED 2.55 billion acquisition finance facility for PAL Cooling deal

Multi-tranche senior secured financing facility of AED 2.55 billion arranged to support Tabreed's acquisition of PAL Cooling; recognized as 'Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year' at the Global Banking & Markets Awards Middle East 2026.

$694M

Jun 25, 2026

Debt FinancingCompleted

AED 1.8 billion dual-tranche green facility

Tabreed secured an AED 1.8 billion dual-tranche green facility, recognized as 'Sustainable Loan Deal of the Year' at the Global Banking & Markets Awards Middle East 2026, underscoring its sustainable finance strategy.

$490M

Jun 25, 2026

AcquisitionCompleted

Tabreed and CVC DIF acquire PAL Cooling Holding from Multiply Group

Tabreed, in partnership with CVC DIF, acquired Abu Dhabi's PAL Cooling Holding from Multiply Group for approximately AED 3.87 billion (~$1 billion), adding roughly 600,000 refrigeration tonnes across eight Abu Dhabi concessions with long-term contracts averaging 25 years. Deal completed October 2025.

$1.1B

Oct 13, 2025

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