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In its effort to fortify sustainable and eco affable operations, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority has implemented respective projects including greenish hydrogen accumulation plant, an upcoming 9 MW on-port upwind powerfulness task and greenish methanol bunkering and refuelling facility.
From its aviator greenish hydrogen plant, wherever a tiny capableness of 10 Nm3/hr is being generated, the strategy presently powers the larboard colony’s thoroughfare lights and a localised EV-charging, serves arsenic the base-line impervious of the concept.
Speaking to The Hindu connected the enlargement of the hydrogen works and its further applications, larboard authorities said VOC Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors to modulation heavy-duty interior logistics to zero-emission technology.
Under the framework, Tata Motors is deploying 40 Green Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2 ICE) premier movers to grip freight wrong the terminal implicit the adjacent 2 years.
The authorities added to enactment his dense fleet, the larboard finalised the bidding rhythm for its ₹67.85 crore tender to physique a 2 MW greenish hydrogen electrolyser system, which volition nutrient a minimum of 600 kg of axenic greenish hydrogen per day.
“The expanded hydrogen output volition service arsenic the superior chemic instauration for the port’s alternate marine refuelling assets,” a larboard authorization noted.
On the advancement of the upcoming 9 MW connected larboard upwind powerfulness task and greenish methanol bunkering facility, larboard officials said enactment is progressing rapidly for the execution of captive 9 MW windpower project.
They added the upwind workplace has been designed to run successful concern with the adjoining 8 MW upwind workplace and 5 MWh artillery bank. The task is nether progressive installation and expected to execute last grid synchronisation and commissioning by precocious 2026.
Meanwhile the upcoming greenish methanol bunkering installation is nearing completion of its integration phase, with mechanical operation expected to beryllium completed by the extremity of July, authorities noted.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) precocious visited the larboard and conducted on-site inspection of the retention arrays, pipeline networks and hazard mitigation systems of the greenish methanol bunkering facility.
On the hold successful commissioning of the greenish methanol bunkering facility, larboard authorities said arsenic the installation relies straight connected an on-port greenish hydrogen procreation strategy to synthesise its fuel. Since the archetypal aviator task required expansion, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) issued a ₹67.85 tender for 2 MW greenish hydrogen electrolyser and refuelling station, which concluded its archetypal bidding rhythm lone successful April, 2026.
They added synchronising the operation of methanol retention tanks with recently scaled-up hydrogen upstream required revisions to the timeline and has been planned to motorboat aboriginal this year.
Chairperson of VOC Port Authority, Susanta Kumar Purohit said the larboard is entrusted for greenish initiatives by the MoPSW and the authorities of India. “We are moving connected projects similar greenish hydrogen, upwind vigor and greenish methanol bunkering facilities and respective projects are being implemented,” helium said.
