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National Thermal Power Corporation Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), NTPC’s wholly owned subsidiary has invited applications to set up India’s first Green Hydrogen Fuelling Station in Leh, Ladakh.
About the Green Hydrogen Fuelling Station
- NTPC REL and NVVN would jointly execute the Green Mobility Project in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- A dedicated 1.25 MW Solar plant will be set up in Leh by NTPC REL to make the Hydrogen Fuelling Station completely green.
- Significance:The project will be a significant step towards building a cleaner and greener ecosystem in the region.
- The successful execution of the project will ease the surface transport issues of the UTs of Ladakh.
- It will prove to be a major boost to tourism in the region.
- The success of the project would usher in a new era of emission free Ladakh.
- India would be amongst few countries to take a lead in this coveted space.
NTPC role in green hydrogen project
- NTPC has been pushing for greening its portfolio and the green hydrogen project is another step towards achieving a low carbon footprint.
- NTPC promoting the usage of green hydrogen-based solutions in the sectors like mobility, energy, chemical, fertilizer, steel, etc.
- NTPC has revised its target of achieving 60GW renewables capacity by 2032that is almost doubled than the earlier target.
- NTPC has also commissioned India’s largest floating solar project of 10MW at Vishakhapatnam.
- NTPC Ltd, India’s largest energy integrated company aims to build 60 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by 2032.
- Currently, the state-owned power major has an installed capacity of 66 GW across 70 power projects with an additional 18 GW under construction.
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Green Hydrogen
- 'Green hydrogen' is pure hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power.
- There are no natural hydrogen deposits on earth, it has to be extracted from other compounds by a chemical process.
- If renewable energy (e.g. from Solar panels) is used to generate electricity for the electrolysis of water then the green hydrogen can be generated without any harmful emissions.
- Green hydrogen plays a key role in the fundamental shift in our energy systems towards a net-zero emission in 2050.
- As a result, the demand for green hydrogen is surging, requiring a significant scale-up of electrolysis capacity.
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