Leading Indian solar project developer Avaada Group has unveiled plans for a green ammonia facility and renewable energy plant in Kota.
The group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Rajasthan.
The plant, which would have a production capacity of 1m tonnes per annum, will cost around Rs40,000 crore and employ around 14,000 people directly and indirectly.
Vineet Mittal, Chair, Avaada Group, said the green energy transition is vital to the country’s atmanirbharta (self-reliance) and will pave the way towards net-zero goals.
He said it aims to make India energy independent by focusing on green energy security. Mittal said, “At Avaada, we believe that business and sustainability go hand-in-hand.”
The biggest advantage of green hydrogen, he added, is that it burns clean, leaving only water vapour behind. “For industries that require high-temperature heat, such as foundries and glass and steelmakers, this could be ground-breaking as it will not only replace fossil fuels with renewable sources but also product green ammonia and a substitute for gas.”
Avaada Group has commissioned 2.2GW of utility-scale solar PV projects to date. It is targeting 11GW by 2025 and 30GW by 2030.
Green hydrogen company Ohmium International has announced it is collaborating with Shell India to evaluate hydrogen applications, markets, and project opportunities in India and globally.
As part of the collaboration, both parties have intent to launch joint working groups to assess opportunities from technical, commercial, and safety perspectives.
The tie up helps Shell’s ambition to help build a global hydrogen economy by developing the most competitive opportunities in the production, storage, transport, and delivery of hydrogen to end customers.
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India plans to manufacture five million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2030 and not just meet its own climate objectives but become a production and export hub for the clean fuel.
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