The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam, has launched an innovative pilot project to produce green hydrogen as part of its efforts to join the Union government’s goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2070 with the support of NTPC Simhadri, here.
The project consists of producing one tonne per day (1 TPD) of hydrogen using NTPC Simhadri’s desalinated water through electrolysis with an estimated investment of ₹34.63 crores (excluding taxes). An MoU has already been signed between IIPE and NTPC Simhadri in September 2023. Now, IIPE is in the process of setting up the hydrogen plant on a five-acre site belonging to NTPC Simhadri. The project’s operational process, meaning hydrogen production, will begin in March, 2025.
Confirming this to The Hindu on Sunday, IIPE Associate Professor and project coordinator Somnath Ghosh said, “This is the first pilot project in the country in terms of 1 TPD capacity and flue-gas based hydrogen production. IIPE designs, installs and operates the project for five years. After that NTPC will take over. The project will be very useful for nearby industries like HPCL, Vizag Steel Plant, NTPC and fertilizer companies that need hydrogen. We are currently installing project equipment and will start producing hydrogen from March 2025.”
