The Urban Cooling Infrastructure Designed to Cut 6.2 Million Tons of Emissions
As heatwaves intensify across India, Telangana’s Bharat Future City is piloting a city-scale District Cooling system that replaces individual air conditioners with a centralised chilled-water network. Designed to reduce energy demand, emissions, water consumption, and urban heat, the project offers a new technological blueprint for climate-resilient urban infrastructure.
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Urban Development
Solution
Green Infrastructure
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State of Origin
Telangana
Impact Metrics
50% higher
energy efficiency compared to traditional air-conditioning systems.
6,800 gigawatt-hours (GWh)
of electricity savings projected over the system’s lifecycle.
6.2 million
tons of carbon emissions projected to be reduced.
40% lower water consumption
than conventional cooling systems.
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