Telangana government to begin largest district cooling project in Asia
Tabreed, a cooling utilities company will invest up to $200 million to develop 1,25,000 refrigeration tons (RT) of cooling infrastructure for Hyderabad Pharma City and bring in potential savings of 24 million tons of CO2.
In Short
- Tabreed is set to invest up to $200 million
- This initiative will provide sustainable long-term cooling services
- It is projected to result in 6,800 GWh of power savings
The Telangana government has signed up with Tabreed, a cooling utilities company based out of Abu Dhabi, to change the cooling landscape in the state.
The partnership will see the development of top-tier cooling infrastructure for industrial and commercial parks, starting with the largest district cooling Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in Asia, for Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC).
Tabreed is set to invest up to $200 million to develop 1,25,000 RT of district cooling plants and networks. This initiative will provide sustainable long-term cooling services through a utility cooling-as-a-service model for process cooling and storage requirements of industrial units.
Tabreed said that the initiative is expected to bring about significant benefits, including superior cost-efficiency, unprecedented economies of scale, and highly reliable solutions.
It is projected to result in 6,800 GWh of power savings and 41,600 mega litres of water savings, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by saving 6.2 million tons of CO2 over the project's lifetime.
In addition to the HPC project, the state government and Tabreed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore district cooling infrastructure in existing and upcoming commercial districts of Cyberabad and other mixed-use development areas.
This could potentially reduce over 200 MW of peak electricity demand, resulting in a CO2 reduction of 18 million tons over a 30-year period.
KT Rama Rao, Minister for Urban Development, Industries & Commerce and Information Technology for the State of Telangana said, "By prioritising cooling as a key action area through cool roof policies and energy-efficient district cooling, we are shaping a greener and healthier environment for our communities by contributing significantly to our ambitious vision of making Telangana net-zero by 2047”.
Meanwhile, Sudheer Perla, Country Head of Tabreed India, echoed these sentiments, stating that the partnership aims to showcase the benefits of district cooling to drive sustainable infrastructure development in the region.