It was launched in 2019 with the objective of addressing the cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand.
The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) provides an integrated vision towards cooling across sectors encompassing inter alia reduction of cooling demand, refrigerant transition, enhancing energy efficiency and better technology options with a 20 year time horizon. The thrust of the ICAP is to look for synergies in actions for securing both environmental and socio-economic benefits.
Specific Targets of the Plan
Reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 2037-38.
Reduce refrigerant demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38.
Reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2037-38.
Recognize “cooling and related areas” as a thrust area of research under national S&T Programme.
Training and certification of 100,000 servicing sector technicians by 2022-23, synergizing with Skill India Mission.
Intended Benefits
Thermal comfort for all - provision for cooling for EWS and LIG housing
Sustainable cooling – low GHG emissions related to cooling
Doubling Farmers Income – better cold chain infrastructure – better value of produce to farmers, less wastage of produce
Skilled workforce for better livelihoods and environmental protection
Make in India – domestic manufacturing of air-conditioning and related cooling equipment’s
Robust R&D on alternative cooling technologies – to provide push to innovation in cooling sector.
