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NGEL to set up green hydrogen fuelling station at VOC Port under new MoU

NGEL signs MoU with VOC Port Authority to set up hydrogen fuelling station, marking a push for green hydrogen mobility at the port

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: NGEL, a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VO Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) on September 5 in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, the company said in a statement.

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The MoU was exchanged between Kishore Kumar Hota, Chief General Manager of NTPC, and A. Ganesan, Chief Mechanical Engineer of VOCPA, in the presence of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Tamil Nadu Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Geeta Jeevan, MLA Nainar Nagendran, Ports Secretary T K Ramachandran, VOCPA Chairman Susanta Kumar Purohit and senior officials from the Tamil Nadu government, NTPC and VOCPA.

Hydrogen fuelling station at VOC Port

Broader green hydrogen push

Further, NGEL is developing a green hydrogen hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The company aims to reach 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032 with integrated energy storage solutions, the statement added.

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