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NTPC Green inks deal with VOC Port for green hydrogen fuelling station

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) for green hydrogen fuelling station in Tuticorin, according to a BSE filing.

This MoU intends furthering the green energy technologies in VOC Port and especially green hydrogen mobility scheme.

“NGEL will setup a green hydrogen fuelling station in VOC Port along with hydrogen based Internal Combustion Engine trucks for the VOC port operation. This will open an option of phasing out fossil fuel trucks in favour clean and green fuels bringing decarbonisation and energy security,” the company said in the filing.

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, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha and Kandla Port, Gujarat.

NGEL is also developing the green hydrogen hub in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and aims to reach 60 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2032 with energy storage solutions.