Report: Kuḷir Nagaraṅkaḷ District Cooling’s Impact on Tamil Nadu’s Resource Use Landscape

This report is an initiative undertaken as a part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Tabreed India and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)’s ‘Energy Efficiency Cooling’ programme, jointly implemented with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), to accelerate adoption of sustainable cooling practices.

Due to rising temperatures and the corresponding surge in air conditioner usage, projections indicate that, by 2050, cooling could be responsible for 60% of peak energy demand in India. Drawing upon GIZ’s pro ciency in sustainable development strategies, notably its collaboration with BEE on district cooling guidelines, and Tabreed’s unrivalled experience in the industry, the partnership aims to promote widespread adoption of energy-efficient district cooling systems to deliver on sustainable and holistic economic and human development in India.

Report Team:
Tabreed India: Sudheer Perla, Archa Modi, Anubhuti Chopra, Hita
REVOLVE/Kubernein Initiative: Priyanka Bhide, Sanya Saroha, Aadhya Shah, Aakash Sahu