Tabreed in India through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is partnering on the ‘Energy Efficient Cooling’ Programme.

The ‘Energy Efficient Cooling’ programme is an initiative jointly implemented by GIZ and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) aimed at catalysing the sustainable cooling market, to drive adoption of energy-efficient District Cooling systems and thermal storage solutions in India. The programme aligns with India’s Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement to adopt a climate friendly approach to development.

Through this MoU signed in 2024, Tabreed and GIZ have committed to working together 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.

Under this partnership Regional Workshops on Cooling India’s Cities are being conducted. The first such workshop took place in Chennai on 28 June, 2024. This workshop was attended by participants across varied stakeholder groups including government representatives, builders and developers, architects and urban planners, and representatives from multilateral financial institutions.

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