Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Limited (MHI) has received an order for 14 large-size centrifugal chillers with a total cooling capacity of 29,300 refrigeration tonnes (RT) for a large-scale district cooling system at “Heart of Doha,” a development and regeneration project to transform the old downtown area of Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Delivery of the 14 chillers will begin in June 2011 and be completed in the summer of 2012. The event marks the first centrifugal chiller order placed with MHI for delivery to Qatar. MHI believes the order resulted from Qatar’s recognition of the company’s world-leading level of refrigeration efficiency and environmental friendliness of its chillers.

The Heart of Doha project will encompass public offices, hotels, high-quality commercial facilities and residential zones. The project is being carried out by Dohaland, an organisation established by the Qatar Foundation.

The 14 units of MHI’s AART-200EX chillers on order will be delivered through Drake & Scull Water and Power LLC (DSWP).