1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,625 Hello everyone and welcome to this module on stakeholder engagement and its 2 00:00:04,625 --> 00:00:06,840 strategic importance in district cooling. 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,819 In this module, you will learn how district cooling 4 00:00:10,819 --> 00:00:14,946 projects move from concept to reality through well structured stakeholder 5 00:00:14,946 --> 00:00:15,560 engagement. 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,769 We focus on the institutions that make or break delivery in India, 7 00:00:20,769 --> 00:00:24,856 such as urban local bodies, planning authorities, utilities, 8 00:00:24,856 --> 00:00:28,072 regulators, public anchors, private developers, 9 00:00:28,072 --> 00:00:32,695 financiers and communities, and explore how to align them all around 10 00:00:32,695 --> 00:00:34,840 a single implementation pathway. 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,637 You'll see why engagement is not just a side activity but a core project 12 00:00:40,637 --> 00:00:41,400 requirement. 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:46,238 Reducing permitting delays de risking demand and building long term consumer 14 00:00:46,238 --> 00:00:46,600 trust. 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,963 By the end of this module, you will be able to describe the 16 00:00:52,963 --> 00:00:57,279 importance of effective stakeholder engagement for enabling district cooling 17 00:00:57,279 --> 00:00:58,120 implementation. 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,949 Map the full stakeholder ecosystem for district cooling at the national, 19 00:01:03,949 --> 00:01:08,047 state and city level, including public authorities, utilities, 20 00:01:08,047 --> 00:01:10,520 financiers, anchors, communities, etc. 21 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:15,963 Design A phase wise engagement plan from screening to operations with clear roles 22 00:01:15,963 --> 00:01:17,040 and decision gates. 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,458 And finally, describe governance architecture such as 24 00:01:20,458 --> 00:01:23,630 the city, district, cooling cell steering committee and 25 00:01:23,630 --> 00:01:24,480 working groups.