Study on the Potential of District Cooling in South MED Countries

October 10, 2025
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District cooling systems aim to distribute cooling capacity through chilled water or other media from a central source to multiple buildings through a network of underground pipes for use in space and process cooling. The pipelines deliver chilled water to offices, residential and industrial buildings to cool the indoor air of the facilities within a district.  This report represents a valuable platform of exchange of good practices and results. It will certainly benefit the analysis of energy efficiency policies in district cooling implementation within the region. The report concludes with a set of recommendations about enhancement of district cooling technologies of these countries based on a set of applicable recommendations.

 

The Mitigation Enabling Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Region “meetMED” is an EU-funded project developed by the Mediterranean Association of the National Agencies for Energy Management (MEDENER) and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Effciency (RCREEE). With the objective of contributing to energy and climate transition Southern Mediterranean Neighbourhood through a multi-scale, multi-partner inclusive approach, meetMED II activities aim at developing a more stable, effient, competitive, and climate-resilient socioeconomic environment in Southern Mediterranean Countries, by fostering regional cooperation for Energy Efficiency measures and implementing demo actions.

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