NTPC REL Partners with Deendayal Port Authority to Advance Green Energy Technologies in Kandla Port

NTPC REL, a wholly subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Gandhidham, Gujarat.

This MoU intends to further the green energy technologies in Kandla Port under DPA, especially the green hydrogen mobility project. For this, a MoU was exchanged between Shri Anuj Singh, GM, NTPC RE, and Shri. R. Reddy, CME, DPA, in the august presence of Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble MLA Ms. Maltiben Maheshwari, and senior officials from NTPC and DPA.

NGEL will set up the green hydrogen fuelling station in Kandla Port along with 11 hydrogen buses for short-haul operation. This will open an option of phasing out fossil fuel buses in favour of clean and green fuels, bringing decarbonisation and energy security. 

NTPC has been successfully operating the green hydrogen blending project at Surat, Gujarat, for over two years and has already taken similar mobility initiatives at Leh, Ladakh, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. 

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