DUBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Dubai district cooling company Empower said on Tuesday it had secured a $1.5 billion dirham ($408 million) syndicated loan that it would use to finance capacity expansion and infrastructure.

The loan was secured from Citibank, Emirates NBD , Standard Chartered, Mashreq Bank and Samba Financial Group, Empower said in a statement.

Empower is a joint venture between Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Dubai Holding subsidiary TECOM Group, according to Dubai Holding’s website. ($1 = 3.6729 UAE dirham) (Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Dale Hudson)