New Delhi: State-owned Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL) said in a regulatory filing that it has inked an MoU with Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Wednesday. The company signed the MoU for "Joint collaboration for development, manufacturing & deployment of Type-IV Cylinders (CNG and/or Hydrogen), Hydrogen blending in city gas distribution (CGD) and Fuel cell-based power backup system," the filing added.

As per the tweet by the IGL, "This MoU will pave the way for collaboration in Hydrogen Value Chain, contributing towards 'National Hydrogen Mission' of the Government of India, making India Atmanirbhar."

"Sanjeev Kumar Bhatia, VP (BD & Gas Sourcing- IGL) and S Prabhakar, GM & Head (Marketing-BHEL) signed the MOU in the presence of Dr Nalin Shinghal, CMD-BHEL, Pawan Kumar, Director (Commercial-IGL), Upinder Singh Matharu, Director (Power & HR – BHEL), Jai Prakash Srivastava, Director (E, R&D – BHEL), and other senior officials of BHEL and IGL," the tweet by IGL said.

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