Tabreed, the world’s leading district cooling company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through the ‘Energy Efficient Cooling’ programme. This initiative is jointly implemented by GIZ and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
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 proficiency 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.
Through this alliance, Tabreed and GIZ will work together to complement each other’s global and local expertise across three broad focus areas: First, to facilitate bilateral exchange between governments to strengthen national and regional policy, regulatory, legal, and institutional frameworks in support of the development of district cooling markets. Second, to democratise ‘Cooling as a Service’ across key urban, educational and industrial clusters through collaborative project development. Third, to support other ongoing initiatives to build human, institutional and corporate capacities at regional, national and local levels through unique and innovative training workshop formats, supplemented by exchange visits to plants for participants across the value chain, including policymakers, developers, urban planners and consultants.
