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DECARBONISATION green hydrogen plant, following the facility-ensuring a reliable and com- Bansal, CEO, Hygenco Green Energies
L&T arm to build India’s largest green hydrogen successful commissioning of Project mercially viable supply. The facility said “Green hydrogen has the potential
Heartland at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh features advanced autonomous energy to be a game-changer in India’s journey
plant for IOC at Panipat in 2022, and Project Steel One at Hisar, management systems, real-time moni- towards sustainability. Our partnership
with STL represents a bold step forward
toring, and automated control techno-
Haryana in 2024.
logies, enhancing safety and operational in decarbonising industrial processes.
L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd. transition. This long-term project not Developed under a long-term off - effi ciency. We are proud to enable STL to lead the
(LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary only deepens our partnership with IOC take agreement, Hygenco will build, global optical fi bre industry into a new
of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), will set up but also reinforces our capability to own, and operate the Maharashtra Speaking on the development, Amit era of green manufacturing.”
“India’s largest” green hydrogen plant deliver large-scale clean energy solu-
at Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC’s) tions. As a fi rst mover in India’s green Henkel opens warehouse in Pune
Panipat Refi nery in Haryana. hydrogen space, we are proud to lay the
foundation for cleaner industrial pro- Henkel Adhesive Technologies India
The plant, to be developed on a cesses at scale.” has opened a new automotive warehouse
build-own-operate (BOO) basis, will in Chakan, Pune, strategically located in
supply 10,000 tonnes of green hydro- The project is slated to be com- one of India’s key automotive hubs. This
gen annually to IOC for 25 years, sup- missioned by December 2027 and the built-to-suit facility is designed speci-
porting the government’s ‘National The step sets up LTEG to be a key green hydrogen produced will replace fi cally for automotive manufacturing
Green Hydrogen Mission’. player in the green hydrogen ecosys- fossil-derived hydrogen in IOC’s refi - customers, ideally suited for Just-in-
tem, setting a precedent for industrial- nery operations, reducing carbon emis- Time (JIT) delivery models.
The plant will operate round the scale adoption across refi neries, fertili- sions.
clock using renewable energy, aligning sers, and other sectors. The warehouse off ers capabilities
with IOC’s broader strategy to decar- IOC had previously cancelled two for supplier integration and prototyping
bonise its refi ning operations and con- Commenting on the development, tenders as there was little interest from innovation.
tribute to India’s net-zero ambitions. It Subramaniam Sarma, Deputy Manag- the industry. The latest tender was fl oated
will produce the green hydrogen using ing Director & President, L&T, said, on September 11, 2024, had sought “It will now manage non-standard
high-pressure alkaline electrolysers “The decision to set up India’s maiden bids by November 11, but the deadline prototype materials (IDH) with full
manufactured at L&T Electrolysers green hydrogen plant validates our was pushed twice to January 6 on the SAP traceability, including batch man-
Ltd.’s facility in Hazira, Gujarat. strategy to lead the nation’s energy request of the participating companies. agement, manufacturing, and expiry
dates. With a scalable infrastructure the site is aligned with ongoing plant of the automotive sector,” the company
Hygenco Green Energies starts up green hydrogen planned to meet demand through 2030, expansions and the growth trajectory informed.
facility in Maharashtra GHCL gets Gujarat govt. nod for renewing lease

Gurugram-based green hydrogen of lignite mine
producer, Hygenco Green Energies,
said it has commissioned Maharashtra’s Soda ash manufacturer, GHCL Ltd., dum of Understanding (MoU) with the
fi rst green hydrogen and green said it has received a lease-renewal Government of Gujarat in December
oxygen production facility in Chhatrapati approval from the Industries and Mines 2023 for the development and com-
Sambhaji Nagar. This project will Department of the Gujarat Government mercial sale of secondary minerals,
supply green hydrogen and oxygen to for Khadsaliya lignite mines that sup- specifi cally bentonite and sand, the
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.’s (STL’s) ply lignite for the company’s captive company stated, “As a result, the Khad-
glass preform facility, supporting its power plant in Gujarat. saliya Mining Project will now evolve
goal to achieve net zero by 2030. It will into a composite mining operation,
enable STL to become the world’s fi rst The lease has been renewed for a encompassing both primary lignite
optical fi bre manufacturer to deploy period of 20 years, i.e., till December plant at Sutrapada. The lease for this mining and secondary mineral projects.”
100% green hydrogen in its production 2043, the company said in a regulatory opencast mining block was fi rst granted
processes. fi ling with the stock exchanges. The in October 2002. Lignite sourced from this mine is
lignite reserve in Bhavnagar district is used as fuel to operate the boilers of
This facility, “Project Photon Leap” spread over 171 hectares and located Pointing out that GHCL had entered GHCL’s soda ash captive power plant
marks Hygenco’s third operational about 260-km from its captive power into a strategic Rs. 950-crore Memoran- at Sutrapada.

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