GAIL to build India's largest green hydrogen plant in 14 mths
Already floated global tender for 10-MW electrolyzer for generating 4.5 tonnes of green hydrogen per day
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New Delhi: State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India's largest green hydrogen plant in the next 12-14 months, as it looks to supplement its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel.
Speaking at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, GAIL Chairman and Managing Director Manoj Jain said: "The company is looking at building a 10-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer capable of generating 4.5 tonnes of green hydrogen daily. The firm has already floated a global tender to buy the electrolyzer and is hoping to get delivery in 12-14 months. It will take 12-14 months to put the plant."
He further added that the company has finalised 2-3 sites for the unit including one at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh, where the company has a gas processing plant. Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world's energy needs. Hydrogen can be produced in three different ways — through coal gasification (brown hydrogen), deriving it from methane in natural gas (blue hydrogen) and using renewable energy to produce green hydrogen.
