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Private Sector | Jammu-kashmir - India | PID: 198646
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Amara Raja Power Systems, a part of the USD 1.3 billion Amara Raja group, has bagged a contract from NTPC to set up India's first green hydrogen fuelling station in Leh. The pilot project is being set up in Leh's extreme conditions at a height of 3,600 meters above sea level, Amara Raja Power Systems said in a release recently
This is in line with the government's vision of achieving net-zero carbon emission by 2070
A part of the National Hydrogen Energy Mission, this would be a precursor to large-scale green hydrogen mobility and storage projects, and would be useful for studying and deploying multiple fuelling stations across the country
The completion of the project would usher in a new era of emission-free transport in and around Leh, it said, adding India would be among few countries to take a lead in this green mobility space
To begin with, NTPC plans to ply five hydrogen fuel cell buses in the region
The potential for hydrogen as an energy source of the future is substantial and projects such as these are critical to showcase this," said Vikramadithya Gourineni, Executive Director at Amara Raja
According to the company, green hydrogen will be produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, using an electrolysis process powered by electricity generated by renewable energy source
The hydrogen produced in this manner will leave no carbon footprint
The pilot project will produce a minimum of 80kg/day of 99.97 per cent pure hydrogen which will be compressed, stored and dispensed
This challenging project will reaffirm our EPC expertise, and we are very excited about being the first to enter the green hydrogen infrastructure space," Dwarakanadha Reddy, Business Head of the EPC division
| Updated on: 16 - Jun - 2022
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