Green Hydrogen
India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Jorhat
Jorhat (Assam): Oil India Limited (OIL) Wednesday commissioned a 99.999 percent pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of 10 kg per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said in a statement
Calling it the first significant step toward Green Hydrogen Economy in India, the government said it has been commissioned in a record time of three months.
The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by the existing 500kW Solar plant using a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolyser array.
The use of AEM technology is being used for the first time in India.
Sushil Chandra Mishra, chairman and managing director of the company, inaugurated the plant in the presence of Harish Madhav, director (finance), and Prasanta Borkakoty, resident chief executive of OIL.
Speaking on the occasion, Mishra noted that the plant is a big step towards India's target of achieving self-reliance and energy independence.
This plant is expected to increase its production of green hydrogen from 10 kg per day to 30 kg per day in the future, the government statement said.
The company has initiated a detailed study in collaboration with IIT Guwahati on the blending of Green Hydrogen with Natural Gas and its effect on the existing infrastructure of OIL.
The company also plans to study use cases for commercial applications of the blended fuel.
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