District cooling viability test in Thane

Danfoss Industries said: “As part of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, six cities in India including Thane, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Rajkot, Coimbatore and Bhopal have been chosen to explore District Energy systems.” 

“Thane - also part of the Central Government’s Smart Cities Mission - will be the first city to be assessed for its potential for implementation of the district energy system,” it said. District cooling is a system where water is chilled at a central place and is sent to various buildings via pipelines to cool indoor air using the air conditioning system there. 

According to Danfoss, district cooling systems are energy efficient and would reduce total power consumption for cooling buildings. The water is not for human consumption. 

“With the Centre’s vision to build 100 smart cities and the UN’s District Energy in Cities initiative, we are certain that the six pilot projects of District Cooling which are being launched, will serve as an inspiration for the rest of the country,” Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss Industries said.

“Danfoss has implemented both, district cooling and district heating technologies globally and we are now looking to showcase this expertise in India as well,” he added.