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The public sector undertakings in the oil and gas sector are setting up green hydrogen manufacturing units of around 30.8 kilo-tonnes per annum (KTPA) by 2030.
These facilities are spread over six states—Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, data from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) said.
The largest facility is being established by Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) in Madhya Pradesh of 10 KTPA, which is scheduled to be completed by 2030.
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Similarly, Indian Oil Corporation is setting up a 7 KTPA facility in Haryana (Panipat), while Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is establishing a 7.3 KTPA green hydrogen manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Both the manufacturing units are scheduled to be completed by FY26.
Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) will be setting up a 5 KTPA facility in the state by 2030. Besides, Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) will establish a 1 KTPA unit in Tamil Nadu by FY27, whereas Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) will establish a 0.5 KTPA green hydrogen producing unit in Karnataka by 2025.
Research & Development
That apart, various Research & Development (R&D) activities on hydrogen are being undertaken by Oil & Gas Public Sector Undertakings (OGPSUs). OGPSUs have also formed a hydrogen corpus fund to support R&D on various facets of hydrogen including its production.
In January this year, the government approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of ₹19,744 crore and a target of producing 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen with an associated renewable energy capacity of about 125 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.
The targeted production capacity will bring over ₹8 lakh crore in total investments and creation of over 6 lakh clean jobs.
The Mission will support pilot projects in other hard-to-abate sectors like steel, long-range heavy-duty mobility, shipping, energy storage etc. for replacing fossil fuels and fossil fuel-based feedstocks with Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. It will also support R&D projects and develop a robust framework for regulations, standards and certification.
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