India Breaks Ground On Green Hydrogen Hub
Project Could Contribute Toward India’s Non-Fossil Energy Capacity Target Of 500 GW By 2030
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, laid the foundational stone for the NTPC Green Energy Limited Green Hydrogen Hub Project at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The project, which is being developed jointly by NGEL, the renewable arm of NTPC Ltd., and NREDCAP, the renewable arm of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, is the first green hydrogen hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
NGEL and New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP Ltd. (NREDCAP) have already signed a joint venture agreement for the development of 20 GW projects, 1500 TPD green hydrogen, and 7500 TPD green hydrogen derivatives (including green methanol, green urea and sustainable aviation fuel), making it one of India’s largest integrated green hydrogen production facilities.
If all goes according to plan, the project will make a substantial contribution toward India’s non-fossil energy capacity target of 500 GW by 2030. this project will help drive decarbonization across major sectors and strengthen the country’s net zero goals.
NTPC also signed a similar MoU with the government of Rajasthan for the development of 25 GW of renewable energy projects in the state of Rajasthan. Going forward, NGEL is also exploring similar kind of collaborations with other state governments.
Spread over 1600 acres (647 ha), NTPC Green Energy Limited Green Hydrogen Hub Project at Pudimadaka will include the development of a manufacturing facility, a green chemical zone, a chemical storage terminal, port infrastructure, a transmission corridor, a 7 GW substation, an 80 MLD desalination plant, an effluent treatment plant, and other facilities.
