Global District Heating and Cooling Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025

Global District Heating and Cooling Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025



Research Summary

District heating and cooling is an energy distribution system that centrally generates and supplies heat and/or cold to a network of buildings and consumers within a specific area. In district heating, a centralized heat source, such as a power plant or waste heat from industrial processes, produces hot water or steam that is then circulated through insulated pipes to homes, businesses, and institutions for space heating and domestic hot water. Conversely, district cooling provides chilled water for air conditioning by using centralized cooling plants to distribute cold water through the network. District heating and cooling systems offer energy efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and the potential for utilizing renewable energy sources, contributing to sustainable urban planning and enhanced thermal comfort in communities.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global District Heating and Cooling market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.

The major global  manufacturers of District Heating and Cooling include ENGIE, NRG Energy, Fortum, Empower, ADC Energy Systems, STEAG, Tabreed, Ørsted A/S, Vattenfall, RWE AG, Goteborg Energi, Logstor, Shinryo, Keppel DHCS, Emicool, Statkraft, Rambol etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of District Heating and Cooling. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global District Heating and Cooling market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the District Heating and Cooling market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of District Heating and Cooling industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.  

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of District Heating and Cooling Include:

ENGIE

NRG Energy

Fortum

Empower

ADC Energy Systems

STEAG

Tabreed

Ørsted A/S

Vattenfall

RWE AG

Goteborg Energi

Logstor

Shinryo

Keppel DHCS

Emicool

Statkraft

Rambol

District Heating and Cooling Product Segment Include:

District Heating

District Cooling

District Heating and Cooling Product Application Include:

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global District Heating and Cooling Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 3: Global District Heating and Cooling Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 4: Global District Heating and Cooling Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 5: Global District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 6: North America District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 7: Europe District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: China District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: Latin America District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Global District Heating and Cooling Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources


1 District Heating and Cooling Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 District Heating and Cooling Product by Type
1.2.1 District Heating
1.2.2 District Cooling
1.3 District Heating and Cooling Product by Application
1.3.1 Residential
1.3.2 Commercial
1.3.3 Industrial
1.4 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.3 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 District Heating and Cooling Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.1 District Heating and Cooling Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.2 District Heating and Cooling Market Drivers and Challenges
2 District Heating and Cooling Market PESTEL Analysis
2.1 Political Factors Analysis
2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
2.3 Social Factors Analysis
2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
3 District Heating and Cooling Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
3.1 Competitive Rivalry
3.2 Threat of New Entrants
3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.5 Threat of Substitutes
4 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Analysis by Regions
4.1 District Heating and Cooling Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
4.2.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
4.3 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
4.3.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
4.3.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
4.4 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
5 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type and Application
5.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
5.1.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
5.1.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
5.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
5.2.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
6 North America
6.1 North America District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
6.3 North America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
6.3.1 North America District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
6.3.2 North America District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
6.4 North America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
6.4.1 North America District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
6.4.2 North America District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
6.5 North America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
6.5.1 US
6.5.2 Canada
7 Europe
7.1 Europe District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 Europe District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
7.3.1 Europe District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
7.3.2 Europe District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
7.4 Europe District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
7.4.1 Europe District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
7.4.2 Europe District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
7.5 Europe District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
7.5.1 Germany
7.5.2 France
7.5.3 United Kingdom
7.5.4 Italy
7.5.5 Spain
7.5.6 Benelux
8 China
8.1 China District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 China District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
8.3.1 China District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
8.3.2 China District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
8.4 China District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
8.4.1 China District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
8.4.2 China District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
9 APAC (excl. China)
9.1 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
9.3.1 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
9.3.2 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
9.4 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
9.4.1 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
9.4.2 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
9.5 APAC (excl. China) District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
9.5.1 Japan
9.5.2 South Korea
9.5.3 India
9.5.4 Australia
9.5.5 Southeast Asia
10 Latin America
10.1 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
10.3.1 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
10.3.2 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
10.4 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
10.4.1 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
10.4.2 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10.5 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
10.6 Latin America District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
10.6.1 Mexico
10.6.2 Brazil
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
11.3 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Sales by Type (2020-2032)
11.3.2 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
11.4 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Sales by Application (2020-2032)
11.4.2 Middle East & Africa District Heating and Cooling Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
11.5 Middle East District Heating and Cooling Market Size by Country
11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
11.5.2 South Africa
12 Competition by Manufacturers
12.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.1 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.2 Global District Heating and Cooling Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.3 Global District Heating and Cooling Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.2 District Heating and Cooling Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
12.2.1 District Heating and Cooling Competitive Landscape Analysis
12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
12.2.3 Market Dynamic
13 Key Companies Analysis
13.1 ENGIE
13.1.1 ENGIE Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.1.2 ENGIE District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.1.3 ENGIE District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.2 NRG Energy
13.2.1 NRG Energy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.2.2 NRG Energy District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.2.3 NRG Energy District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.3 Fortum
13.3.1 Fortum Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.3.2 Fortum District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.3.3 Fortum District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.4 Empower
13.4.1 Empower Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.4.2 Empower District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.4.3 Empower District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.5 ADC Energy Systems
13.5.1 ADC Energy Systems Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.5.2 ADC Energy Systems District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.5.3 ADC Energy Systems District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.6 STEAG
13.6.1 STEAG Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.6.2 STEAG District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.6.3 STEAG District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.7 Tabreed
13.7.1 Tabreed Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.7.2 Tabreed District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.7.3 Tabreed District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.8 Ørsted A/S
13.8.1 Ørsted A/S Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.8.2 Ørsted A/S District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.8.3 Ørsted A/S District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.9 Vattenfall
13.9.1 Vattenfall Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.9.2 Vattenfall District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.9.3 Vattenfall District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.10 RWE AG
13.10.1 RWE AG Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.10.2 RWE AG District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.10.3 RWE AG District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.11 Goteborg Energi
13.11.1 Goteborg Energi Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.11.2 Goteborg Energi District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.11.3 Goteborg Energi District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.12 Logstor
13.12.1 Logstor Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.12.2 Logstor District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.12.3 Logstor District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.13 Shinryo
13.13.1 Shinryo Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.13.2 Shinryo District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.13.3 Shinryo District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.14 Keppel DHCS
13.14.1 Keppel DHCS Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.14.2 Keppel DHCS District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.14.3 Keppel DHCS District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.15 Emicool
13.15.1 Emicool Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.15.2 Emicool District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.15.3 Emicool District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.16 Statkraft
13.16.1 Statkraft Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.16.2 Statkraft District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.16.3 Statkraft District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.17 Rambol
13.17.1 Rambol Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.17.2 Rambol District Heating and Cooling Product Portfolio
13.17.3 Rambol District Heating and Cooling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14 Industry Chain Analysis
14.1 District Heating and Cooling Industry Chain Analysis
14.2 District Heating and Cooling Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
14.2.1 District Heating and Cooling Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
14.3 District Heating and Cooling Typical Downstream Customers
14.4 District Heating and Cooling Sales Channel Analysis
15 Research Findings and Conclusion
16 Methodology and Data Source
16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
16.2 Research Scope
16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
16.4 Date Source
16.4.1 Primary Sources
16.4.2 Secondary Sources
16.5 Data Cross Validation
16.6 Disclaimer

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