National Mission on Heat Pumps
Heat pumps can decarbonise 10–30% of India's total emissions — making them the single largest available technology wedge after solar. They are 3× more efficient than conventional heating systems and operate across temperatures up to 200°C. Yet India accounts for less than 0.1% of global heat pump sales. CRID, in partnership with EESL, is building India's national plan to change that.
The Problem
The gap CRID is closing.
India's heat pump market is nearly invisible — accounting for less than 0.1% of global sales despite one of the world's largest addressable markets. The barriers are structural: poor product quality that fails Indian climate and voltage conditions; no financial engineering to bridge upfront cost gaps; absent customer awareness; and no industry consolidation to create standards or supply-side confidence. The result is a technology that works, is cost-effective, and can decarbonise a significant share of India's emissions — sitting largely unused.
CRID's Approach
How we're building this.
CRID's approach moves in four deliberate phases: deep mapping of heat pump applications by sector and temperature range; design and execution of 12–15 strategic pilots across residential, industrial, and agricultural applications; formation of an India heat pump industry association; and advocacy for a National Mission on Heat Pumps with financial support for the first 10,000 units. In partnership with EESL, CRID is translating research into the first credible national deployment plan the sector has had.
Expected Impact
What changes when this lands.
A successful National Mission on Heat Pumps would decarbonise 10% or more of India's total emissions — a wedge comparable in scale to what solar achieved in power generation. Heat pumps would become India's next defining technology bet: a made-in-India story combining climate impact with industrial development, energy security, and job creation across the supply chain.
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