Regional Support to Build Disease Resilient and Energy-Efficient Centralized Air-conditioning Systems


Regional Support to Build Disease Resilient and Energy-Efficient Centralized Air-conditioning Systems

Advanced air-conditioning systems with energy-saving technologies used in combination with demand-side management techniques could bring up to 45% energy savings. CACs also rely heavily on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a greenhouse gas potentially thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. Proper management of HFCs is critical to addressing greenhouse gas emissions from CAC systems.

The project supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to implement knowledge and support Technical Assistance (TA), Regional Support to Build Disease Resilient and Energy Efficient Centralized Air-conditioning Systems, to promote disease-resilient clean energy development in developing member countries (DMCs) of ADB. The TA adjuncts ADB's assistance programs to help its developing members manage the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change mitigation programs.

The DMCs supported by TA to improve energy efficiency, mitigate the risks of virus transmission, and ensure safe working conditions in public buildings by deploying efficient, clean, and smart centralized air-conditioning (CAC) systems. The TA team to assess the energy efficiency and virus transmission risks of CAC systems; make appropriate recommendations; and pilot the operation of smart, energy-efficient, and disease-resilient CAC systems in selected DMCs.



Supported by:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Govt. of India, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, U.S. Agency for International Development iNDEXTb (Industrial Extension Bureau) Govt. of Gujarat, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, New Delhi