New Delhi, 8th January 2025: NTPC REL, a wholly subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) on 07th January 2025, in Gandhidham, Gujarat.
This MoU intends furthering the green energy technologies in Kandla Port under DPA and especially green hydrogen mobility project. For this, a MoU was exchanged among Shri Anuj Singh, GM, NTPC RE and Shri. R Reddy, CME, DPA in the august presence of Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble MLA Ms. Maltiben Maheshwari and senior officials from NTPC and DPA.
NGEL will setup the green hydrogen fuelling station in Kandla Port along with 11 hydrogen buses for short-haul operation. This will open an option of phasing out fossil fuel buses in favour clean and green fuels bringing decarbonisation and energy security.
NTPC is successfully operating the green hydrogen blending project at Surat, Gujarat for over two years and already taken similar mobility initiatives at Leh, Ladakh, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
NTPC is also developing the green hydrogen hub in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and aims to reach 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032 with energy storage solutions.