Funding and Implementing Agencies

The project is financially supported by the Multilateral Fund (MLF) and is being implemented by the Ozone Cell of the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India in cooperation with the Government of Switzerland (Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)), represented in India by SDC and INFRAS Zurich, the Government of Germany represented by GTZ, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).

The Ozone Cell in the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India leads the project. Lead agency is GTZ hosting also the project management unit. Training activities are managed by INFRAS Zurich under mandates from the FOEN and GTZ. Investment-related activities, such as the Equipment Support Scheme (ESS) for servicing firms, are implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) holds the responsibility for awareness and policy support. The United Nations Industrial Development Programme (UNIDO) takes care of all transport sector-related phase-out activities. For other partners of NCCoPP please refer to our contact list.

Training partners

Training is offered through a network of training cells in the 15 States in India. The training cells are managed by Regional Management Organisations (RMOs) which coordinate the training programmes. IT Power India Pvt. Ltd leads the training initiatives in the South and the West, while Quest Consulting and Training leads in the North and the East of India. Companies such as Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Ltd., Whirlpool, and Kirloskar Copeland Limited also provide their resources to train refrigeration servicing enterprise technicians in addition to their own employees and franchisees.