Tata Power and Keppel Partner with Tata Realty to Deploy Cooling-as-a-Service at Intellion Park Chennai
Strategic Partnership Deploys AI-Powered Cooling Infrastructure at Intellion Park
Tata Power has formalized a strategic partnership with Keppel and Tata Realty to deploy a large-scale 12,100 TR Cooling-as-a-Service solution at Intellion Park Chennai. The announcement, made April 29, 2026, marks a significant shift in how India's commercial real estate sector approaches energy efficiency and operational infrastructure.
Project Scope and Timeline
The 15-year contract project, scheduled to go live in October 2026, incorporates AI and ML-driven Operations Nerve Centre for real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, targeting approximately 20% energy consumption reduction across the 25.27-acre facility in Taramani's IT corridor.
The collaboration involves Tata Power Trading Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, working with Keppel Limited's Infrastructure Division and Infopark Properties Limited, a unit of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited.
Technology at the Core
The solution incorporates an AI and ML-driven Operations Nerve Centre, patented by Keppel, which enables real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and dynamic performance optimization. The system is engineered with high-efficiency equipment, intelligent controls, and optimized lifecycle operations designed to reduce the facility's overall energy consumption by approximately 20%.
The Operations Nerve Centre continuously adjusts cooling output based on occupancy patterns, weather conditions, load variations, and equipment health. This approach is designed to eliminate energy waste while maintaining system reliability across the entire campus.
Low-Carbon Infrastructure Ecosystem
Intellion Park sources green power from Tata Power, and the addition of Cooling-as-a-Service strengthens its integrated, low-carbon energy ecosystem. Intellion Park Chennai spans 25.27 acres across SEZ and non-SEZ zones in Taramani's IT corridor and is already India's first IFC EDGE Net Zero carbon campus.
The partnership is expected to extend to broader heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, including low-side air-handling systems for additional efficiency gains.
Broader Pipeline and Strategic Context
Beyond Intellion Park, Tata Power and Keppel have jointly secured additional Cooling-as-a-Service projects and are building a robust pipeline spanning commercial real estate, data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and district cooling systems for master-planned cities and large mixed-use developments including airports.
Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited, described the agreement as marking a fundamental shift toward performance-driven, service-led models where outcomes define success. This collaboration supports Tata Realty's ambition to expand its portfolio to approximately 30 million sq. ft. over the next five years while advancing net-zero goals by 2045.
India's Commercial Cooling Demand
Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Power, emphasized the initiative's alignment with India's Cooling Action Plan, stating that optimal cooling solutions are critical as the country continues to record peak power demand. The commercial real estate sector in India is experiencing rapid growth, with rising cooling needs driving increased energy consumption in office spaces and data centers nationwide.
Cindy Lim, CEO of Keppel's Infrastructure Division, noted that cooling is becoming core to how built environments and commercial assets are designed, operated, and decarbonized.