In Short : GAIL’s 10 MW green hydrogen plant in Madhya Pradesh has been inaugurated. This facility marks a significant step forward in India’s green hydrogen production efforts, contributing to the country’s renewable energy goals and sustainable development.
In Detail : It uses electricity produced from renewable sources such as the sun’s solar energy, to split water to produce green hydrogen
State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd’s maiden green hydrogen plant at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh has been commissioned, making a major step for the nation’s largest natural gas transmission and distribution firm’s foray into new and alternate energy, the company said.
The plant was inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Pankaj Jain, in an event organized, wherein GAIL Chairman and Managing Director Sandeep Gupta, Director (Projects) Deepak Gupta, Director (Human Resources) Ayush Gupta and other Senior Officials were also present.
“This Green Hydrogen plant is having a capacity of producing 4.3 TPD of Hydrogen, through 10MW PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) Electrolyzer units, by electrolysis
of water using renewable power. The purity of hydrogen from this plant shall be 99.999% (by vol.) and will be produced at a pressure of 30 Kg/cm2,” a statement from the company said.
Initially the hydrogen produced from this unit shall be used as a fuel along with Natural Gas for captive purpose in the various processes and equipment running in the existing plant at Vijaipur. Further, this hydrogen is planned to be dispensed to retail customers in the nearby geographies, transported through high pressure cascades.
Besides sourcing renewable power through open access, GAIL is also setting up around 20 MW Solar power plants at Vijaipur (both Ground Mounted and Floating) to meet the requirement of green power for the 10 MW PEM Electrolyzer.
