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AA PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
REVIEW OF
OF THE
THE

INDIA COOLING
ACTION PLAN
Industry experts share views on sustainable cooling, training in
harmony with skill India advancements in cooling, thermal comfort
and enhancing energy efficiency, as ICAP implies smart cooling plans
inducting new technologies aimed at industry growth.

16 Cold Chain
infrastructure seeks 26 Environmental
impacts, safety, and
31 Local air quality
research ready to
environment-friendly, efficiency to comply reflect health benefits
sustainable solutions with future regulations from climate action

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Let’s Talk 12
16 Cold Chain infrastructure
seeks environment-friendly,
sustainable solutions
Vikas Taneja
Business Chief, Cold Chain,
Panasonic Life Solutions India.

18 New opportunities emerge

A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE INDIA COOLING ACTION PLAN
around last-mile deliveries to
Industry experts share views on sustainable cooling, training in harmony with skill India advancements in
retain freshness cooling, thermal comfort and enhancing energy efficiency, as ICAP implies smart cooling plans
inducting new technologies aimed at industry growth.
Suunil Dabral
Senior Vice President & Business Head,
Godrej Körber.
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS SPECIAL REPORT

Intralogistics and MHE to give 09 Indian warehouse automation 30 Emerson reinvents pressure
22
an edge to food processing market projected to reach USD relief valves to
682 million by 2027 improve performance
Gubba Kiran
CEO, 38 Baltimore Aircoil Company
Gubba Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. PRODUCT UPDATE
releases its First ESG Report
20 Tessol delivered 1 billion
26 Environmental impacts, products through EVENT
safety, and efficiency its cold chain solutions
to comply with future 34 Danfoss to unlock 360º of
regulations GUEST COLUMN efficiency for
Achyut. R. Kulkarni food-retail solutions
LEED-AP,
24 Temperature requirements
Applied & Unitary Stream Leader – India determine the storage systems
& SAARC Markets, Trane Technologies. materials BRAND UPDATE
Arvind Surange
Chairman and Managing Director, 36 Vertiv is equipped for
ACR Project Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
32 Solar-powered reefer trailers the changing data center
and IoT devices are becoming 28 How cold chain is rendering a infrastructure
sustainable resilient food processing industry
Ashwin Bhandari Dhirendra Choudhary 42 Hitachi introduces the
CEO, CEO, airHome series of fixed-
Equinox Lab. Bry-Air. speed split air conditioners

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demand across sectors by 20 to 25

A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE percent by 2037-38, refrigerant

demand by 25 to 30 percent,

INDIA COOLING ACTION PLAN

and cooling energy requirements
by 25 to 40 percent. ICAP also
seeks to train and certify 100,000
service technicians by 2022–23,
Industry experts share views on sustainable cooling, training in synergising with the Skill India
harmony with skill India advancements in cooling, thermal comfort Mission. These actions will have
and enhancing energy efficiency, as ICAP implies smart cooling plans significant climate benefits.
inducting new technologies aimed at industry growth.
ICAP and cold chain
According to the India Cooling
Cooling requirements are an demand, refrigerant transition, Action Plan, growth is inevitable.
essential part of economic growth. enhancement energy efficiency Energy efficiency enhancement
It is required across different and better technology options by and reducing waste are relevant in
economic sectors like residential 2037-38 through synergies with the this context. The environmental
and commercial buildings, cold- Government. factors are also included in its
chain, refrigeration, transport ambit to support ICAP. It is a need
and industries. India is the first Cooling is also linked to human of the hour that the country’s cold
country to develop a cooling action health and productivity. The chain requirements will grow. But
plan based on energy efficiency nature of cooling and its use in the one has to consider that growth
and thermal comfort. The India development of the economy is a must be commensurate with
Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is developmental necessity. ICAP has sustainability, with green targets in
a long-term integrated vision placed India on the international mind.
towards cooling across sectors radar and garnered significant
encompassing reduction of cooling interest in supporting global Focussing on the agricultural
momentum for creating National segment, Mr. Pankaj Mehta,
Now you can Cooling Action Plans. Managing Director, Carrier
read this story Transicold, India and South Asia,
online by ICAP lists out actions which may said, “The important factor is
scanning the
help reduce the cooling demand. creating smart cold storages or
QR code
The goals seek to reduce cooling cold chains to help reduce food

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waste in the agricultural sector.
The industry is also concerned
about its net carbon footprint.
Using energy efficient refrigerants
is one good way to reduce the
carbon footprint in the systems.”
Consequently, growth in the cold
chain will continue, with a strong
emphasis on responsibility and
sustainability.
Sustainability and technological
advancement
Cold chain role is immense in
the entire cold chain; hence,
better technologies must be
considered for smart cooling
aligning with ICAP. According
to the information from the
National Cold Chain Development
(NCCD) team, the country’s cold
storage quantities, capacities and
area of cold storage are nearing
saturation. Of course, new
technologies can replace existing
cold storage so that the total
amount remains the same, but the
old cold storage gets replaced.
Mr. R. Anish Simha, Senior
General Manager and Head of
RINAC India Limited, shares
his viewpoint: “The pre-cooling
technology and reefer technology
for farm produce should adhere
to the guidelines’ systematic
procedure. Once pre-cooled,
fruits should not be exposed to
uncontrolled temperatures. It
must be pre-cooled after being
picked up from the farm within six
hours.”
He adds, “The country currently
has cold storage and enough
portable storage, but there is
an impending need to expand
reefer container fleet. It is
also important to avoid taking
shortcuts while transporting
the material, as this may expose
the product to various other
prevailing weather conditions
and temperatures.” However,
the humidity changes are not
controlled mainly. Medicines, for
example, are subject to humidity
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Skill development is an essential part of a
sustainable cold chain that is being developed
with multi-dimensional aspects.
Mr. Pankaj Mehta, Managing Director, Carrier
Transicold, India and South Asia.
There is an option for ultra-freezers, a more
viable solution than building a cold room.
Ms. Pushpalata Shetty, DGM, Sales, Crystal
Logistics Cool chain Ltd.
Sustainability is meeting the needs of the
present and not compromising on future
generations’ ability to use these.
Mr. Vishnu Sasidharan, Vice President, Climate
Technologies, Pluss Advanced Technologies.
Currently, enough cold storages and portable
storage are available, but there is a need to
expand the reefer container fleet.
Mr. R. Anish Simha, Senior General Manager
and Head, RINAC India Limited.
control and require constant will help save both produce and
monitoring. The conditions are energy, adds Mr. Anish.
read continuously and monitored
from when it leaves the cold New opportunities and portable
storage until it reaches the end cold chain solution
receiver. However, they are The ideal temperature can help
tamper-proof. products have a longer life. In the
case of refrigerated containers as
Increasing cold storage capacity a solution, many innovations are
would propel the HVAC taking place, usually replicating
equipment and refrigerants the existing cold room facility.
market. The scope also provides When there is an option of
a room to find refrigerant that building a cold room, it can
is less expensive and has a lower take years to get constructed.
global warming potential. As a This portable solution which
result, the refrigerant recovery comes in handy, can be easily
kits can be used to begin installed. The portable cold chain
changing them. One should also comes as a ready-made solution,
be equipped and trained to use requiring the blasting of pads.
the refrigerant so that ICAP Throwing the light on the latest
guidelines can be met as quickly innovation offered in the market,
as possible. So, cold storage is Ms. Pushpalata Shetty, DGM,
a continuous process that must Sales, Crystal Logistics Cool chain
adhere to the bare minimum Ltd., says, “Apart from portable
standards of guidelines. This solutions, there is an option of
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the ultra-freezers solution instead
of building a cold room. This
solution can be used to maintain
a temperature to minus 70
degree, minus 60 degree, based
on requirements.” She views the
scenario as the modern portable
storage units can be tracked
remotely. They have the right
temperature fit for perishables
such as fruit, vegetable, dairy
products etc.
When there is a requirement for a
vaccine that needs to be stored at a
particular temperature, this option
can be installed immediately. The
cold room implies where one is
looking for an area for more than
1000 sq. ft. building. This type of
cold room will take much more
time, whereas having this facility
will ease the installation and
the time process. It can be done
quickly.
Blast freezers also have a bigger
capacity. The standby is a normal
reefer container that works with
one refrigeration machine. In the
case of a reefer box, provision
should be there for multiple or
dual compressors; since the cargo
is very sensitive and expensive,
no one can afford to lose it. So,
it is advisable to have a dual
compressor. If one compressor
goes off, there is a standby facility
available. So, these options are
available if one is looking for a
portable cooling solution. Another
important aspect is training the
service technicians in the cold
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chain segment. The question is
how to train the workforce in the
cold chain sector to enable the
targets.
Training Manpower in Cold
Chain to attain ICAP and Net
Zero Cooling
Given the importance of a
skilled and trained workforce,
Mr. Pankaj thinks, “The skill
development is going to be an
essential part of a sustainable
cold chain that we are trying to
build here. Several initiatives
are happening with the
National Centre of Cold Chain
Developments, with the OEMs
and equipment manufacturers.”
There are universities which
have included a cold chain as a
course. The engineers can take
up that course for various levels
of engineers, operators, and
maintenance guys. It is available
even for drivers of reefer trucks
who need to be trained. Hence,
skill development would be a vital
part of the India cooling action
plan to build a healthy, safe,
sustainable, and intelligent
cold chain.
Adding to it, Mr. Vishnu
Sasidharan, Vice President,
Climate Technologies, Pluss
Advanced Technologies,
remarked, as per the latest
study published by the World
economic forum, almost 40
percent of the world population
is in the hot tropics. About
2.8 billion people live in the
hottest part of the world. India’s
population is 1.4 billion, which
is 50 percent of that. It says
only 8 percent of these countries
have access to air conditioners.
So, when this increases to 99
percent to 100 percent (like the
developed countries), how fast
are we equipped in terms of our
efficiencies? The 5 percent to 10
percent increase in efficiencies
catch up to the demand because
the India Cooling Action Plan has
some ambitious goals of reducing
the demand and the requirement.
Mr. Vishnu explains further,
“As consumers, we are
utilising more and more energy
through air conditioners. The
core fundamental definition
of sustainability is meeting
the needs of the present and
not compromising on future
generations’ ability to use these
rights. Many at the Indian
Society of Heating Refrigeration
Engineers have acknowledged
and confessed that what we
need to do is to achieve this
goal. It can be broken down in
a stepped manner to disseminate
to the industry members, like
National Centre for Cold Chain
Development for cold chain,
Indian Society of Refrigeration
Engineers for HVAC etc., as these
are very closely knit industries.”
Hence, many diverse options
are available for sustainability
and innovation in the cold chain
sector. The industry is consciously
heading towards one common
goal: building a healthy, safe,
and sustainable cold chain
for India.
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