MUMBAI: Amara Raja Infra on Monday mentioned it has accomplished building of India’s first green hydrogen fuelling station in Leh, Ladakh, for NTPC Ltd. Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal inaugurated the ability on Saturday, the corporate mentioned.
The fuelling station venture with a capability of manufacturing GH2 of 80kg per day was accomplished in two years, at excessive situations at a top of three,400 meters above sea stage with temperatures various between -25°Celsius to 30°Celsius, the corporate mentioned.
The landmark venture will allow emission-free transport in and round Leh – making India among the many few international locations to take the lead in the green mobility house, Amara Raja Infra mentioned in an announcement, including with the completion of the venture, NTPC will now operationalise 5 hydrogen gas cell buses in the area, it mentioned.
“The completion of this challenging project has reaffirmed our EPC expertise, and we are very excited that we were the first player to enter the green hydrogen infrastructure space,” mentioned Dwarakanadha Reddy, Business Head (Power EPC) at Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd.
The venture would function a precursor to large-scale green hydrogen mobility and storage tasks that will come up In India as a part of the National Hydrogen Energy Mission. Further, it is going to be helpful for learning and deploying a number of hydrogen fuelling stations throughout the nation, Amara Raja Infra mentioned.
