Webinar series: District Cooling in the Global South

Organised by UN Environment's District Energy in Cities Initiative, this first webinar of the series seeks to dispel the myth that district cooling is only viable in highly developed countries. On the contrary, the cost savings, environmental benefits and power sector resilience that comes from district cooling are hugely important to countries across the Global South, many of which are experiencing exponential cooling demand growth. In this webinar we hear from the Initiative’s cities and partners from Egypt, Malaysia, India and China on their ongoing and successful district cooling projects and their perspectives on scaling-up district cooling in the Global South. 

• Egypt: Dr. Alaa Olama, Head, Permanent Committee writing the Egyptian District Cooling Code
• China: Mr. Jianping Fu, Shenzhen Qianhai Energy Investment Development Co. Ltd
• India: Mr. Gaurang Patel, Deputy General Manager, Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City
• Malaysia: Mr. Ahmad Firdaus Mansor, Acting COO, TNB Engineering Sdn Bhd

• Cooling your home: should residential buildings use DC? Barriers and potential solutions
• District cooling – benefits to real estate developers and building owners
• District cooling – unlocking efficiencies, renewables and waste heat
• District cooling and the Kigali Amendment
• Developing a district cooling project: planning, procurement and financing.
• Local government actions and policies to scale-up district cooling