Support for Development of a Strategic, Policy-Centric Assessment of Industrial Heat Pumps as a Pathway for Industrial Electrification in India
CLASP seeks to undertake a strategic and policy-focused assessment of Industrial Heat Pumps (IHPs) to evaluate their role in accelerating industrial electrification and decarbonization in India.
About CLASP
CLASP is the leading global authority on efficient appliances’ role in fighting climate change and improving people’s lives. With 25 years of expertise, CLASP collaborates with policymakers, industry leaders, and other experts to deliver clear pathways to a more sustainable world for people and the planet.
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In India, CLASP collaborates with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with technical assistance and capacity building support on appliance energy efficiency as required by BEE and in line with their priorities. CLASP’s technical assistance has enabled BEE to expand the appliance energy efficiency policy framework to cover a wide range of residential, commercial, and industrial energy intensive products. This has resulted in reduced energy use, lowered peak electricity demand, reduced consumer energy costs, expanded access to high quality appliances, and resulted in avoided greenhouse gas emissions.
Context and Background
India’s power sector is expanding rapidly with growing renewable capacity and generation, while industrial process heat remains predominantly dependent on fossil fuels. Electricity accounts for around 17% of industrial energy use in India, which indicates significant potential to electrify manufacturing, especially thermal processes and utility applications.
Industrial electrification is emerging as a policy priority because it can improve competitiveness and energy security, increase efficiency, and support deep decarbonization as the grid becomes cleaner. Heat pumps are especially relevant because they transfer heat rather than generating it through combustion, allowing them to deliver multiple units of useful heat per unit of electricity input for low- and medium-temperature industrial applications.
CLASP’s recent work on heat pumps in India has already shown that household water heating may face short term adoption constraints due to higher upfront costs compared to electric geysers; commercial, hospitality, and industrial heating applications offer much stronger potential. At the same time, awareness and confidence in industrial heat pumps remain limited, and existing studies are often too narrow or sector-specific to build a strong cross-sector policy case.
There is a clear need for a broader assessment that positions industrial heat pumps as a cross-cutting decarbonization solution for Indian industry, estimates the overall potential, identifies the most promising use cases, and recommends practical policy and market actions to support large-scale adoption.
Goal
The goal of this work is to provide Indian policymakers with a strong evidence base on the potential of Industrial Heat Pumps to electrify industrial heat, along with a practical policy roadmap to accelerate adoption.
The assessment will aim to:
- Quantify the potential for IHPs in the Indian context, including priority sectors and the most promising industrial heat applications.
- Assess indicative costs, savings, and emissions outcomes under plausible electricity tariff and fuel price scenarios.
- Identify awareness, policy, regulatory, financing, and market barriers affecting deployment.
- Develop a policy and market roadmap to encourage large-scale adoption.
Timeline
Contract Timeframe: June 2026 – January 2027
Deadline for Application: 29 May 2026 at 23:59 ET
Application includes registering as a Consulting Partner and submitting the technical and financial proposals per the instructions below.
Deadline for Questions: 22 May 2026 at 23:59 ET
All questions must be addressed in English to Mr. Prasun Pandey at ppandey@clasp.ngo. We request all inquiries be made to this e-mail address and not by phone.
Submittal
Register as a Consulting Partner
Interested parties must register as a CLASP Consulting Partner.
Submit Technical and Financial Proposals
Interested parties should submit separate technical and financial proposals electronically, in English, via this form link (preferably in PDF format). The files should be named as per the following example:
[CONTRACTOR_NAME] _Technical Proposal_ RFP 2026-05-07
[CONTRACTOR_NAME] _Financial Proposal_ RFP 2026-05-07
The length of the technical proposal should not exceed 20 pages and should include:
- Detailed approach and methodology for the design, implementation, and management of the project
- Detailed timeline for all project activities, tasks, milestones, and deliverables for the project within the time frame indicated above
- Background and experience of conducting similar activities
- A summary of the qualifications and experience of key personnel that will execute the project
- Other relevant information
The financial proposal (in USD) should include a detailed budget with all direct and indirect cost estimates for executing the project, including a breakdown (in days) of the level of effort and costs associated with each team member that will be engaged in the project.
CVs and related summaries of experience and qualifications of proposed project team staff should be included in an Annexure and should not exceed 10 pages.
Optional At This Stage – Fill Out Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)
All contractors must complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) before they can begin work with CLASP. However, at the RFP stage, completing the PQQ is optional (i.e. you can decide to fill it out at a later stage, only if you are selected).
The PQQ is a comprehensive due diligence screening used to collect legal and financial information about potential partners or vendors. While not required at the RFP stage, it must be completed if a contract is awarded. Contracts are contingent on successfully passing this due diligence process.
If your organization has already completed the PQQ, you do not need to submit it again—unless there have been changes to your business structure and/or you submitted the PQQ more than two years ago. If you’re unsure, please contact Andrea Testa at atesta@clasp.ngo for guidance.