NTPC inks MoU with GRIDCO and CRUT for green hydrogen mobility project in Bhubaneswar
NTPC, in collaboration with GRIDCO and CRUT, has signed a tripartite MoU to advance green energy technologies in Odisha. This initiative focuses on the green hydrogen mobility scheme, including the establishment of a hydrogen fueling station and deployment of hydrogen buses in Bhubaneswar, paving the way for decarbonized public transport and energy security.
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This tripartite MoU intends furthering the green energy technologies in Odisha, especially green hydrogen mobility scheme.
New Delhi, December 2024: NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GRIDCO, a Govt of Odisha undertaking for Energy and Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), the public transit agency of Govt of Odisha,on 23rd December 2024, in Lok Sewa Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
This tripartite MoU intends furthering the green energy technologies in Odisha, especially green hydrogen mobility scheme.
The MoU was exchanged among Shri DMR Panda, CGM (RE), NTPC, Shri Trilochan Panda, MD, GRIDCO and Dr N Thirumala Naik, IAS, MD, CRUT in the presence of Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Krushna Chandra Mohapatra, Hon’ble Housing & Urban Development Minister, Govt of Odisha.
Shri V K Dev, IAS, Principal Secretary of Energy, Ms Usha Padhee, IAS,Principal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and other senior officials from NTPC, GRIDCO, CRUT were present on this occasion.
NTPC will set up a green hydrogen fuelling station in Bhubaneswar along with hydrogen buses for short-haul and long-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. MNRE has contributed partially for setting up of this project in Bhubaneswar.
NTPC is successfully operating the green hydrogen blending project at Surat, Gujarat for the last two years and has already taken similar mobility initiatives at Leh, Ladakh, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Kandla, Gujarat. NTPC is also developing the green hydrogen hub in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and aims to reach 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032.
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