District energy in cities initiative: Rapid assessments of five indian cities – Coimbatore

This report contains the rapid assessment of the Indian city of Coimbatore undertaken alongside four other district cooling rapid assessments of Bhopal, Pune, Rajkot and Thane. This report sets out a high-level analysis of the current impacts of space cooling in Coimbatore, the potential of district cooling and its benefits in the city, policy options to accelerate district cooling and the high-level feasibility of specific district cooling projects. Through the District Energy in Cities Initiative, UN Environment and partners will provide further support to Coimbatore to help realise its district cooling potential.